Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver might be honored this week earlier than her burial.
Over a three-day interval, which Gov. Murphy has proclaimed as a “Celebration of Life,” Oliver’s physique will lie in state and be accessible for public viewing within the Rotunda of the State Capitol in Trenton, beginning on Thursday.
The Essex County Sheriff’s Workplace’s Honor Guard will escort her physique to the Essex County Historic Courthouse for viewing on Friday, Aug. 11, for a tribute in Newark. Her funeral, which can be open to the general public, will happen on the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Coronary heart in Newark on Aug. 12. Oliver’s burial might be personal.
Rev. Al Sharpton to eulogize Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
“Lt. Governor Oliver was a dwelling testomony to the significance of getting Black ladies in positions of energy to signify the wants and values of our group,” stated Sharpton. “Certainly, via her work with Emerge America, Lt. Governor Oliver fought to make sure extra ladies – and extra Black ladies particularly – have the chance to serve in elected workplace.”
Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founding father of the Nationwide Motion Community (NAN), will ship the eulogy for New Jersey Lt. Governor Shelia Oliver, on the request of her household.
All U.S. and New Jersey state flags will fly at half-staff from August 4–September 4 in remembrance of Oliver.
To attend the Essex County Historic Courthouse viewing, go to 470 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ., which might be open to the general public from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. For help in gaining entry, contact the Sheriff’s Communication workplace at 973-621-4111.
