RBG: We Bid You Farewell (photos)
By • September 28, 2020 0 2592
Thousands waited patiently for an hour or more to pay their final respects to Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lay in repose under the portico of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24. Ginsberg, 87, died the prior week after a long battle with cancer.
All wore masks in deference to the health emergency. They came to give thanks. On this particular occasion, women and girls representing every generation vastly outnumbered their male counterparts. Among them was a 93-year-old grandmother from San Francisco.
Pat Mason from Leesburg, Virginia, who was there with daughter Dorothy and grandson Henry, held up a large sign that read: “3 Generations thank RBG.” Nearby, Yasmine of Arlington, Virginia, carried a bouquet of white roses on behalf of “her mother who admired Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all the work that she did for women of her generation.”
Katherine of Los Angeles, wearing a bright “Notorious RBG” T-shirt, is a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines. “I admire how she opened the doors for me and for all foreigners,” she said. Her second-generation American daughter is studying law in Boston.
The next day, Friday, Sept. 25, the late justice’s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol. where she would become the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state. The coffin containing Ginsberg’s remains rested upon the catafalque built to hold the casket of President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination in April of 1865.
Joseph Gawler’s Sons, LLC, handled the funeral arrangements. The 170-year-old business on Wisconsin Avenue has been called upon at the deaths of many notables, including President John F. Kennedy and Sen. John McCain.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the women of Congress lined the East Capitol steps and a multi-service honor guard conveyed Ginsburg’s casket to a waiting hearse. Her remains would be taken to Arlington National Cemetery to be buried alongside those of her late husband, Martin Ginsburg.
“She’s an inspiration for all of us,” remarked Lisa of Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday. “You can’t tell the truth without Ruth.”
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- Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the portico of the Supreme Court. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the portico of the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the portico of the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Thousands wait in line to pay their respects as Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Pat, daughter Dorothy and grandson Henry Mason from D.C. and Leesburg, Virginia, held up a large green sign reading: “3 Generations thank RGB.” Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- For Lisa from Alexandria, Virginia, “She’s an inspiration for all of us. You can’t tell the truth without Ruth.” Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Megan of Fairfax, Virginia; Catherine from Washington, D.C.; and 6-year-old Elizabeth. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the portico of the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- “VOTE,” says Ashlee from New York City as she waits in line to pay her respects to RBG. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- “Equal Justice Under Law” is a phrase engraved on the west pediment at the front entrance of the U. S. Supreme Court building. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Yasmine of Arlington, Virginia, carried a bouquet of white roses on behalf of her mother, “who admired Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all the work that she did for women of her generation.” Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Katherine is a first-generation American from the Philippines. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- RBG’s casket is “guarded” by her former law clerks. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Mourners leave flowers and testimonials after paying their respects. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Mourners leave flowers and testimonials after paying their respects. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Mourners leave flowers and testimonials after paying their respects. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Riley from Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Mourners leave flowers and testimonials after paying their respects. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Cindy from Washington, D.C. Her sign alludes to “Star Wars.” Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer await the arrival of the casket at the top of the steps. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Joseph Gawler’s Sons, LLC, of Wisconsin Avenue, handled the funeral arrangements. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A flag flies at half-staff over the Capitol. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard removes the casket from the hearse. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard carried Associate Justice Ginsburg’s casket up the Capitol’s East Steps. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- The women of Congress line the East Capitol steps as a multi-service honor guard conveys Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket down the steps. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard carried Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket down the U.S. Capitol’s East Steps. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- The women of Congress line the East Capitol steps as a multi-service honor guard lifts Associate Justice Ginsburg’s casket. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard carried Associate Justice Ginsburg’s casket down the Capitol East Steps. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard delivers Associate Justice Ginsburg’s casket to the waiting hearse. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- A multi-service honor guard delivers Associate Justice Ginsburg’s casket to the waiting hearse. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Farewell. Photo by Jeff Malet.
