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Rockefeller funeral set for Nov. 23

 

Jay Rockefeller

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The family of U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller have announced plans for his funeral service.

The funeral will be Monday, November 23, 2026 at The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. The event will be live streamed on the Cathedral’s website and will remain on air afterward for people to view.

The family is asking in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute which he founded in 1999 in Morgantown. or the Washington Bach Consort who the famiy say produced music which brought great joy to his life.





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