Memorial Service Honors Body Donors and Families
The annual memorial service for people who have donated their bodies for medical research will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center. The service will be conducted in Kresge Auditorium in the UC and its Body Donation Program hold the service to publicly honor donors, their families and friends. Donor names from as far back as the 1930s will be displayed at a reception in the auditorium lobby. Service participants will also be invited to drive to the burial site at Invitations for this service were mailed specifically to the family and friends of the donors who will be buried at Spring Grove on this date. Although the service is free and open to the public, registration is requested to determine seating availability. Parking in the For more information or registration, contact Gina Burg at (513) 558-5612.
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