A memorial service for pioneering journalist Helen Thomas is planned next month in Troy, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The service will follow a divine liturgy beginning at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (2160 East Maple Road). The service is open to the public.
The Gridiron Club, an organization of journalists of which Thomas was the first woman member, announced in an email to members last week that the veteran reporter and columnist died on July 20 at her Washington, DC, apartment after a long illness, Politico reported.
Thomas, a Detroit native and Wayne State University graduate, spent much of her career with United Press International, covering presidents from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama. She left UPI in 2000 and became a columnist with Hearst Newspapers, Politico reported.
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