Funeral arrangements for former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier released

HOUSTON – Funeral arrangement details for former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier have been released.

His funeral will be held Tuesday at the Jasek Chapel of George H. Lewis & Sons on Bering Drive starting at 11 a.m. A private burial will be held afterward at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

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We will broadcast the funeral live on Local 2 News and stream it live on Click2Houston.com.

Lanier died of natural causes at the age of 89 Saturday in his River Oaks home, just one hour after spending the day with his family.

Lanier served as mayor from 1992 to 1998. Before that he worked as a gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Highway Commission and was the chairman of METRO.