From David Hulen in Anchorage --
Here's a list of speakers and attendees expected at Wednesday's memorial service for Sen. Ted Stevens, as provided by those organizing the event. This was sent late this afternoon. (More details of the service here.)
Expected Speakers (not in order of speaking):
Vice President Joseph Biden
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, President Pro Tempore (D-HI)
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader (R-KY)
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Former Senators
Howard Baker R-TN
Norm Coleman R-MN
Alfonse D'Amato R-NY
Dennis DeConcini D-AZ
Peter Domenici R-NM
Nancy Kassebaum R-KS
Mack Mattingly R-GA
Larry Pressler D-SD
John Sununu R-NH
Current Senators
Mark Begich D-AK
Bob Bennett R-UT
Kit Bond R-MO
Thad Cochran R-MS
Chris Dodd D-CT
Orrin Hatch R-UT
Daniel Inouye D-HI
Mitch McConnell R-KY
Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Pat Roberts R-KS
Arlen Specter D-PA
Congressmen
Don Young R-AK
Norm Dicks D-WA
Alaska Governors
Sean Parnell
Sarah Palin
Frank Murkowski
Tony Knowles
Bill Sheffield
State House of Representatives
Speaker Mike Chenault
Bob Buch
Harry Crawford
Bryce Edgmon
Anna Fairclough
Max Gruenberg
David Guttenberg
Bob Herron
Lindsey Holmes
Kyle Johansen
Craig Johnson
Reggie Joule
Scott Kawasaki
Beth Kerttula
Bob Lynn
Charisse Millett
Cathy Munoz
Mark Neuman
Pete Peterson
Jay Ramras
Woodie Salmon
Bill Stoltz
Bill Thomas
Chris Tuck
Tammie Wilson
State Senators
Senate President Gary Stevens
John Coghill
Fred Dyson
Dennis Egan
Johnny Ellis
Hollis French
Lyman Hoffman
Charlie Huggins
Albert Kookesh
Lesil McGuire
Linda Menard
Kevin Meyer
Donny Olson
Bert Stedman
Joe Thomas
Bill Wielechowski
Foreign Dignitaries and other Public Officials
The Honorable Lu Wenxiang, Deputy Consul General of China in San Francisco
The Honorable Zhang Hao, Vice Consul of China in San Francisco
Princess Mahina Raputuki, Diplomat from Easter Island
The Honorable Jennifer Loten, Consul of Canada in Anchorage
The Honorable Sung-kyo Oh, Consul of the Republic of Korea
The Honorable Hideo Fujita, Consul of Japan in Anchorage
Scott Blackmun, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee
Jack Potter, Postmaster General of the United States
Senior Generals representing every branch of the Armed Services.
The Stevens Family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the North to The Future Foundation, which was established to recognize and honor the career of Senator Stevens and to perpetuate public service in Alaska.
Donations and remembrances may be sent to:
North to the Future Foundation:
www.northtothefuture.net
701 W 8th Ave Ste 700
Anchorage, AK 99501
Condolence messages may be sent to the Stevens Family at:
1717 W 11th Ave.
Anchorage, AK
99501
