Eureka College honors Nancy Reagan

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Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Bell speaks during the Eureka College public memorial service honoring former First Lady Nancy Reagan. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Bell speaks during the Eureka College public memorial service honoring former First Lady Nancy Reagan. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

Eureka College held a memorial service in honor of former First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 9.

Mrs. Reagan died March 6 at the age of 94.

The program featured a wreath-laying ceremony in the Ronald W. Reagan Peace Garden followed by a service in the Becker Auditorium. Eureka College leaders spoke at program.

The memorial was open to the public.

 

— Eureka College honors Nancy Reagan —

 

A lone bagpiper plays during a wreath-laying ceremony in the Ronald W. Reagan Peace Garden. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

A lone bagpiper plays during a wreath-laying ceremony in the Ronald W. Reagan Peace Garden. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

 

Eureka College President President J. David Arnold speaks at the memorial service for former First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 9. Arnold will become the school's chancellor in June. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

Eureka College President President J. David Arnold speaks at the memorial service for former First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 9. Arnold will become the school’s chancellor in June. (Photo courtesy Eureka College)

Musicians perform at the memorial service for former First Lady Nancy Reagan at Eureka College on March 9. (Photo courtesy of Eureka College)

Musicians perform at the memorial service for former First Lady Nancy Reagan at Eureka College on March 9. (Photo courtesy of Eureka College)