Gayle Benson planned to stand in the receiving line for the duration of her husband Tom Benson's nine-hour visitation on Wednesday at Notre Dame Seminary Chapel. She plans to do it again Thursday when the visitation is scheduled to last another 10 hours, five open to the public and five for private guests.
Dennis Lauscha, president of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, said the new owner of the franchises wanted to greet as many fans as possible when they came to pay their respects to her husband, who died last Thursday.
And, according to Lauscha, Gayle Benson hopes to reward these fans and others in short order as both franchises will continue to work toward building teams capable of winning championships.