Death and state funeral of Robert Richmond

On January 26, 2021, U.S. President Robert Richmond died in the Capitol bombing while delivering the 2021 State of the Union address. His state funeral was held outside of Washington, D.C. on January 28, 2021. The casket bearing Richmond's remains lay in state at the Louisiana State Capitol from January 27 through the early morning of January 28, when they were transported to the welcome center of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. A memorial service was held that afternoon before Richmond was buried in the cemetery.
Plans for Richmond's funeral were unique and significantly different than he had planned. His funeral was one of the fastest state funerals in history. Because of the events of the Capitol bombing, Richmond was unable to lie in state at the United States Capitol, so he lay in state at Arlington during his memorial service. U.S. President Tom Kirkman was originally scheduled to deliver the eulogy at the funeral, but Richmond's son Tyler rejected at last minute following his interview with Elizabeth Vargas which addressed claims that Richmond "fired" Kirkman. U.S. Representative Kimble Hookstraten delivered the eulogy instead, sparking tension between her and Kirkman.
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