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June 15, 2016 Page 15 Ali! Ali! The Greatest Laid to Rest Blood Drive Needs You C ontinued from p age 5 drone attacks, the gap between rich and poor, and racist policing. Earlier in the day, Ali’s casket, draped with an Islamic tapestry, was loaded into a hearse outside a funeral home. The pallbearers included former boxers Mike Ty- son and Lennox Lewis and actor Will Smith, who played Ali in the movies. Ali’s nine children, his widow, Lonnie, two of his ex-wives and other family members accompa- nied the body to the cemetery on the 19-mile drive past the little pink house where he grew up and the museum that bears his name. At one point, the motorcade trav- eled along Muhammad Ali Boule- vard. As the long line of black lim- ousines rolled past, fans chant- ed like spectators at one of his ights, pumped their ists, stood on cars, held up cellphones and signs, ran alongside the hearse and reached out to touch it. They tossed so many lowers onto the windshield that the driver had to push some of them aside to see the road. Others fell silent and looked on reverently as the champ went by. “I’ve been crying all week,” said Mike Stallings, of Louisville, who brought his two young sons to bid farewell to the sports leg- end who grew up as Cassius Clay. “As big as he was he never looked down on people. He always min- gled among the crowds.” Ali chose the cemetery as his inal resting place a decade ago. Its 130,000 graves represent a who’s who of Kentucky, including Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders. Fami- ly spokesman Bob Gunnell said he will have a simple headstone, inscribed only “Ali,” in keeping with Islamic tradition. Ali himself decided years ago that his funeral would be open to ordinary fans, not just VIPs. As a result, thousands of free tick- ets to the memorial were made available and were snatched up within an hour. Around Louisville, a sight- seeing company offered tours of Ali’s path through the city. Businesses printed his quotes across their billboards. City bus- es lashed “Ali - The Greatest” in orange lights. And a downtown bridge will be illuminated the rest of the week in red and gold: red for his boxing gloves, gold for his 1960 Olympic medal. “I just wanted to show re- spect to the champ,” said Martin Dixon, who drove from War- ren, Ohio, to watch the funeral procession from Ali’s boyhood home. “He inspired the world. He shook up the world.” C ontinued from p age 3 their story on living with sickle cell. As an infant, Latay Hammick was diagnosed with sickle cell. Multiple blood transfusions were necessary to relieve her pain crisis. Currently, it’s been more than two years since she received the blood transfusions and on June 6, she walked across the stage at Veterans Memorial Coliseum to receive her Jeffer- son High School Middle Col- lege diploma. Graduating with a scholarship presented by Self Enhancement, Inc., she plans on attending college this fall to study journalism. “The most important thing to know is that giving blood is not only for people with sick- le cell disease,” said Latay’s grandmother Dianne Lamberth. “Blood is needed for those in need of transfusions due to an illnesses or accidents. If you’re able and willing to put in the time to donate blood, do so. It could be a lifesaver for someone.” Diversity among blood do- nors is important because red blood cells carry markers that determine blood type, and cer- tain blood types are unique to speciic racial and ethnic groups. Patients are less likely to experi- ence complications from blood donated by someone with a sim- ilar ethnicity. All participating blood do- nors will receive a free T-shirt, a $10 Gift Card and a 50 percent off coupon for Adidas. To schedule your blood dona- tion appointment, visit redcross- blood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). It Does Good Things TM This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R C alendar June 2016 SUNDAY 12 Race Unity Day Anne Frank born, 1929 Magic Day 19 Father’s Day Garield Debuted in 1978 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 13 Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen born, 1986 14 Caldecott Medal First Awarded, 1938 National Flag Day (US) 20 21 15 Fly a Kite Day (Ben Franklin’s 1752 Experiment) Power of a Smile Day 22 US Department of Justice Established in 1870 First Day of Summer American Eagle Day Juneteenth 26 Bicycle Patented In 1819 Toothbrush Invented In 1498 27 Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) born 1927 Helen Keller Born in 1880 29 First iPhone released, 2007 Camera Day 30 Meteor Day National Organization of Women Founded In 1966 16 National Fudge Day 23 Theodore Taylor born, 1922 Typewriter Patented In 1868 FRIDAY SATURDAY 17 18 World Juggler’s Day Eat Your Vegeta- bles Day Chris Van Allsburg born, 1949 International Picnic Day 24 25 Kathryn Lasky born, 1944 UFO Day (First documented UFO sighting) LEON Day (NOEL spelled backwards- -it means six months until Christmas)
