The following is a statement released on the behalf of Gene Cernan’s family:
A funeral service for Capt. Eugene A. Cernan, who passed away Monday at the age of 82, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston.
NASA Television will provide pool video coverage of the service.
The family will gather for a private interment at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin at a later date, where full military honors will be rendered.
Donations can be made to:
1. Purdue University Libraries ADV #267A
Attn: Kathryn Dilworth
504 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058
Checks may be made out to “Purdue Foundation”
2. Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Inc.
1750 Radford Blvd., Suite B
NAS Pensacola, FL 32508
3. Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
Mail Code ASF 1
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
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Bob Jacobs/ Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
bob.jacobs@nasa.gov / allard.beutel@nasa.gov
Gwen Griffin / Melissa Wren
Cernan Family Media Contacts
281-300-4681 / 281-827-4269
gwen@griffincg.com / melissa@griffincg.com