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Bill Clinton To Speak At Ed Koch's Funeral In New York City
Source: Associated Press
Bill Clinton To Speak At Ed Koch's Funeral In New York City
Posted: 02/03/2013 6:05 pm EST
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker – an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton.
At the service Monday morning at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El, mourners will also hear about Koch's other fierce loyalty: Israel. The Israeli consul general is set to speak, along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Clinton interrupted a trip to Japan to return to New York for the funeral, according to Koch spokesman George Arzt.
He said Koch was a friend of both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was helpful during her successful campaign for the U.S. Senate from New York. Koch also backed Hillary Clinton in her presidential run.
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Posted: 02/03/2013 6:05 pm EST
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker – an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton.
At the service Monday morning at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El, mourners will also hear about Koch's other fierce loyalty: Israel. The Israeli consul general is set to speak, along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Clinton interrupted a trip to Japan to return to New York for the funeral, according to Koch spokesman George Arzt.
He said Koch was a friend of both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was helpful during her successful campaign for the U.S. Senate from New York. Koch also backed Hillary Clinton in her presidential run.
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Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/03/bill-clinton-ed-koch_n_2612408.html
