Dr. Maya Angelou's Funeral Details
Story from Wake Forest University
Written by Kim McGrath Office of Communications and External Relations
Dr. Maya Angelou’s family has arranged a private memorial service in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel on Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
Due to limited seating capacity, the family has decided to have a closed service for family and friends only.
Wake Forest University will LiveStream the service for the public at go.wfu.edu/angeloumemorial.
The family will be planning additional celebrations of her life in other cities across the country. Her son, Guy B. Johnson, will release information about these destinations at a later date.
Despite her larger than life reputation and international acclaim, Dr. Angelou touched the lives of Wake Forest students in a personal and profound way. For more than 30 years, she inspired them to be courageous and embrace life fully.
About Maya Angelou and Wake Forest University
Dr. Angelou’s first visit to campus was in 1973 for a speaking engagement in DeTamble Auditorium.
Wake Forest awarded Dr. Angelou an honorary degree in 1977.
Dr. Angelou served as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University since 1982.
She taught a variety of humanities courses, including “World Poetry in Dramatic Performance,” “Race, Politics and Literature,” “African Culture and Impact on U.S.,” “Race in the Southern Experience” and “Shakespeare and the Human Condition.”
The last class she taught at Wake Forest was in the summer of 2011.
Dr. Angelou was planning to teach a course called “Race, Culture and Gender in the U.S. South and Beyond” this fall.
Her last public speaking engagement at Wake Forest University was on Nov. 6, 2013, when she delivered opening remarks in Brendle Recital Hall for a celebration of the campus-wide “Dignity and Respect Campaign.” Video of her remarks can be viewed here: http://mayaangelou.wfu.edu/video/.
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6/05/2014 06:14:00 pm
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