Dec 2, 2007 2:52 pm US/Eastern
Thousands Expected To Attend Sean Taylor Memorials
Funeral Service at FIU's Pharmed Arena on Mon. at 11:00 a.m.
Public viewing at Second Baptist Church in Richmond Hts., 5-6:30pm, Sun.
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While police continue the investigation into Taylor's murder, the South Florida community prepares for a final farewell. Preparations are underway for several memorials across South Florida.
A public viewing will be held at the Second Baptist Church in 11111 Pinkston Dr. in Richmond Heights, from 5 to about 6:30pm, Sunday.
"What we've been doing is talking to the family, trying to get as much as the family wishes possible," said music director of the church, Allen Paul, told
CBS4's Cristina Puig. "The whole community wants to be involved so we've been working with sound, with programming, with soloists."
Following the viewing there will be a candlelight vigil around 6:30 p.m. outside the University of Miami's BankUnited Center.
Taylor was honored throughout the NFL this weekend. All players in the NFL wore a number-21 decal on their helmets during this weekend's games in his memory. During Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills, as the Redskins lined up on defense for the first time in the game, they fielded 10 men, instead of the usual 11, to mark Taylor's absence.
"The only way we can honor him right now is to go out there on the field and play. Go out and play football," Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels said during a pregame video tribute to Taylor.
Last Wednesday, Taylor's father, Florida City Police Chief Pedro Taylor, flew to Washington and addressed the team for 10 minutes telling them to win the next five games and make it to the playoffs. He was accompanied by his son's girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, and other family members, according to Richard Sharpstein, the family's attorney and spokesman.
Monday a public funeral service will be held at Florida International University's Pharmed Arena starting at 11:00 a.m.
Taylor's family wanted the service to be held at the University of Miami, where Taylor was a former All-American safety, but the BankUnited Center on the Coral Gables campus was unavailable due to basketball games and preparation for a Republican presidential debate.
The owner of the Washington Redskins, Daniel Snyder, has arranged for the entire Redskins organization to attend the Monday service.
Taylor was shot by an intruder inside his Palmetto Bay home on Monday. He was shot once in the upper leg and died early Tuesday after losing a tremendous amount of blood.
Four men have been taken into custody and charged with unpremeditated murder in Taylor's death.
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