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City of Detroit Government issued the following announcement on Aug. 30.
Mayor Mike Duggan has declared August 31 Detroit Memorial Day, a time to remember those who did not have the funerals and home-goings they deserved.
On Monday, families will drive their cars in 15 consecutive funeral processions pasting nearly 900 billboard-sized photos of loved ones staked around the Belle Isle Island. The photos represent a majority of the 1,500 Detroiters lost to the virus.
The public will be allowed to visit the Island to see the photos and pay their respect, Tuesday, September 1st and Wednesday, September 2nd.
During the memorial on Monday, we're asking everyone to turn their radio stations to WRCJ 90.9 FM to listen to the sounds of gospel, classical and jazz music and hear special tributes to our lost loved ones.
Following the Memorial there will also be a special Memorial Concert on Channel 22.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Detroit Government
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