Funeral Plans For The President Of The United States Of Jesstopia

The President Of The United States Of Jesstopia is the head of state, leader of the free state, and defender of the Constitution Of The United States Of Jesstopia. It is the job of the President to maintain a strong public image of the United States Of Jesstopia,national safety, through use of the Military, create legislation, consistent with the Jesstopian Constitution and ensure that the Country is running successfully. The President also is the head of state, attending formal functions such as, state dinners, hosting foreign leaders, and building political and national allies during their tenure. The President is only human, and death is inevitable, and plans must be made to ensure that Jesstopia maintains a head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the death of the President.

## Funeral Plans For The President Of The United States Of Jesstopia

The plans for the incumbent President are as follows and each step is taken to ensure a smooth transition through the Presidential Line Of Succession, and that a State Funeral for the President is honorifically carried out, and the former head of state is given the respect he deserves.

### Day Of Death

The first part of the Funeral Plans after the death of the incumbent President, is to swear in the Vice President, as President. Immediately upon the death of the President, the Vice President becomes acting President, but a formal swearing in ceremony, which includes the oath of office and the appointment of a replacement Vice President must be done. Then, the National and State flags are lowered in honor of the deceased President, for a period of 7-8 days for a week of mourning. During this time, flags are switched to their morning colors and remain in that state until the date of the funeral and subsequent burial. This is always done by the acting President, even if he didn't take the oath of office prior. He is assumed the head of state, but has limited functions until he takes the Presidential Oath Of Office.

### Day Two Through Five

During the next 5 days, the President's body is brought to the National Capitol building where his body lays in repose for the period of 5-7 days, so that citizens can view the body of their former President. This occurs until the day before the funeral, the body of the President will be brought to the hometown of the President, or to the location normally chosen by the President before taking office. They lay in repose in the capital of their hometown, for about a day, before being returned to the Nationalist House, to be interred in the Nationalist House Memorial Burial Grounds.

### Day Of The Funeral

#### State Funeral

On the day of the State Funeral, the President is generally paraded to his resting place in the Nationalist House Memorial Burial Grounds, or the location that he requested prior to his death. The Late President Diester, requested to be buried in the Nationalist House Memorial Burial Grounds. President McCallum requested to be buried at his family home in Nox City, North Lorray. A private viewing is also done by the family of the late President, and he is buried from the funeral.

#### 21 Gun Salute

Following the funeral, artillery is fired 21 times in honor of the late President, and guns around the country are fired at military bases in honor of their commander-in-chief and one finally send off. This was done for the late President Joe Diester.

#### Acting President Speaks At The Late President's Funeral

During the funeral, unless specified by the family, it is usually customary for the new President to speak at the late President's funeral. Generally, this was shown to be true, when President McCallum spoke at Diester's funeral.

#### Burial

The funeral concludes when the late President is laid to rest in his resting place, either at the Nationalist House Memorial Burial Grounds, or at a site selected by the President. This is also the time when the national mourning period ends, and flags are raised, but the mourning colors remain for a day after internment.

## Notable State Funerals Of Former Presidents

### Joseph M. Diester(1976-2020)

The death of President Joe Diester, occurred on November 28, 2020, after he battled with COVID-19. He contracted the virus on November 23, and subsequently succombed to the disease on November 28. He was 42 at the time of his passing and not even 2 weeks into his second term when he died.

President Joe Diester worked hard during his time as President as he battled with COVID-19, the very disease that took his life, to ensure that no other Jesstopian would die from the disease. He worked with other foreign leaders to navigate the virus and obtain vaccines to help curb the fatal diseases grasp onto human life.

President Diester was dedicated to serving our great Nation and the Jesstopians who live here. He was mourned heavily by the entire country. He was rejoined in death by his wife, the late Former First Honorable Lady, Lorrie McAllister-Diester, who died of cancer on January 1, 2022.