HOUSTON – Former first lady Barbara Bush will be remembered by family, friends, dignitaries and Houstonians after her death Tuesday.
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An invitation-only memorial service will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Martin's Episcopal Church at 717 Sage Road.
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A public viewing for Bush as she lays in repose will be held Friday between noon and midnight at St. Martin's. Those wishing to attend should park at Second Baptist Church at 6400 Woodway Drive and take a shuttle to St. Martin's. The parking lot, which will open at 10 a.m., should be entered using Voss Road. Shuttles start running at 11:30 a.m.
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"The message of the day is to be patient. We'll get you there. We'll get you back. But there's going to be a lot of people there who want to pay respects to Mrs. Bush," METRO Chief Operating Officer Andrew Skabowski said.
"Try to keep your bags in the car. Try not to bring stuff. Don't bring knapsacks because we're going to ask you to go back to your car with them. Keep it to a minimum amount of stuff. Know that they're going to do bag searches and wanding and stuff like that. Just bring what you really need to bring."
Bush will be buried Saturday at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station.
The Bush family gravesite at the library will reopen to the public the day after the former first lady is interred.
Barbara Bush's body arrived at George H Lewis & Sons Funeral home Tuesday evening where a police presence has been since then.
As of Wednesday morning, roughly a dozen Houston police units were stationed outside of the funeral home for security. The flags there are at half staff, as was ordered by President Donald Trump in memory of the former First Lady.