A visitation.
A celebration.
A confirmation.
The first phase of public viewing for New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, who died March 15, took place Wednesday at Notre Dame Seminary Chapel. Another public visitation will be held Thursday from 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. at Notre Dame, and the private funeral is to be held at St. Louis Cathedral on Friday from noon until 1 p.m.
On Wednesday, the viewing drew hundreds of visitors, along with the joyful remembrance of Benson’s life and the confirmation that it was a life well-lived.
“Tom was a good friend to me, and to many people,” Archbishop Gregory Aymond said.