Funeral Arrangements for the Hon. Aurelia Greene Announced

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Hon. Aurelia Greene, former Bronx deputy borough president.
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr.

Funeral arrangements for the Hon. Aurelia Greene, former Bronx deputy borough president, were announced on Tuesday, May 11. Greene died on Saturday, May 8 at the age of 86.

The former Bronx deputy borough president and former assembly member will lie-in-state in the Rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse, at 851 Grand Concourse, NY 10451, for public viewing on Monday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A viewing and wake will be held on Tuesday, May 18, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 19, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Bronx Christian Charismatic Prayer Fellowship, at 1069 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456.

A homegoing service will be held on Thursday, May 20, at 9 a.m., at Thessalonia Worship Center at 941 Rev James A. Polite Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459.

The homegoing services can be viewed via Facebook Live on either the Facebook page of Pastor Andre Faison, here, or the Facebook page of Bronx Christian Charismatic Prayer Fellowship, here. Internment will be at Kensico Cemetary, 273 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595.

Funeral repast will follow the internment from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the garden of The Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452. Masks and social distancing are required at all events.

As reported, the Bronx borough president issued a lengthy statement on May 11 in which he saluted his former running mate, friend and colleague. Other elected officials had also issued separate statements on Monday, May 8, in tribute to Greene, as reported by Norwood News.

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