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Honoring Hank Aaron: Memorial service today

Karen Kasprowicz (left) and her mother, June Chandler, take a photograph of the Hank Aaron memorial at Truist Park on Saturday, January 23, 2021, a day after the baseball legend died. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Karen Kasprowicz (left) and her mother, June Chandler, take a photograph of the Hank Aaron memorial at Truist Park on Saturday, January 23, 2021, a day after the baseball legend died. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Jan 25, 2021

Funeral arrangements have been made for Hank Aaron, the Hall of Famer and Braves legend who died on Friday at the age of 86.

A private memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Truist Park. The event will livestreamed at AJC.com.

A private funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. Former President Bill Clinton and former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig are scheduled to attend the funeral.

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