Cohen to Send Guest Book From Memphis Nelson Mandela Memorial to the Late South African President's Family

[MEMPHIS, TN] – After attending last weekend’s memorial service for the late Nelson Mandela at R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that he will send the service’s guest book to the late President’s family in South Africa. A photo of the guest book from the R.S. Lewis Funeral Home, the same funeral home where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s body was taken for public viewing in April of 1968, is available here.

“At the memorial service over the weekend, I reflected on the late Nelson Mandela’s enduring spirit and his many honorable accomplishments,” said Congressman Cohen. “I will make sure that his family in South Africa receives this guest book from the same funeral home where Dr. King was taken for public viewing, the R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home.”