1 of 4 | The body of Sen. Lindsey Graham will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on July 28. File Photo by Ting Shen/UPI | License Photo
July 21 (UPI) -- The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week ahead of funeral services in Washington, D.C., and his home state of South Carolina, lawmakers announced Tuesday.
Senate Republican leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced the plans to honor the senator, who died July 12, two days after his 71st birthday. His is expected to lie in state July 28.
"As we say our final goodbyes, it seems fitting for his friends and colleagues to give back to him through this special Capitol honor," Thune said in a statement published by Politico.
Graham's body will then be taken to the Washington National Cathedral, where there will be an invite-only ceremony, which President Donald Trump is expected to attend. Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, Graham's sister and replacement in the Senate, announced the funeral plans Tuesday.
