HANCOCK -- Private First Class Robert L. Voakes Jr. lost his life on June 4 while deployed to Afghanistan, and the people of the U.P. are welcomed to honor this fallen hero.
A plane with Voakes' body is scheduled to land at Houghton County Memorial Airport on Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcomed to attend.
A funeral procession will leave the airport for the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel in L'Anse, where visitation will be held on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 10 to 11 a.m.
The funeral service for Voakes will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Baraga High School Gymnasium.
The public is invited to pay their respects at the visitation and funeral service.
Feel free to express your condolences for Private First Class Voakes either in the comments below or on the Facebook page created to honor him.
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