Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed lying in state at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 17, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson-Pool
EDMONTON - Mourners have begun to file past Peter Lougheed's flag-draped coffin at the foot of the grand staircase in the Alberta legislature's rotunda.
Half of the casket is covered with the Canadian flag and Alberta's provincial flag lies over the other half.
Lougheed has been remembered since his death as a champion for Alberta, but also as a politician who cared deeply about Canada.
Sons Joe and Stephen Lougheed, as well as granddaughter Kathleen, are accepting condolences on behalf of the family.
RCMP officers and provincial sheriffs, heads bowed, are sharing the duty of standing guard as mourners file past.
Lougheed is to lie in state for two days.
Current elected members of the legislature, as well as Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel, have been among the first to pay their respects.
Most of the visitors have stopped to chat with Lougheed's family members. Some have embraced them, while others appear to be sharing a laugh.
A motorcade accompanied the body of the former premier as it was brought from Calgary to Edmonton on Sunday.
Lougheed, who is widely credited as being one of the most influential leaders in the province's history, died in hospital in Calgary on Thursday at the age of 84.
He led the Progressive Conservatives to victory over the long-governing Social Credit party in 1971 and remained premier until 1985. The Tory party has remained in power ever since.
The province says the Lougheed family has asked that people donate to one of his preferred charities, or to volunteer, rather than bring flowers or gifts to the lying in state.
Any flowers that are brought will be collected at the end of each day and distributed to hospitals or care centres.
Lougheed's family has said that it will hold a private funeral, but a public memorial service is being planned.
© The Canadian Press, 2012
17 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.globalnews.ca/Canada/two+flags+drape+lougheeds+coffin+as+mourners+pay+respect+at+legislature/6442716606/story.html
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