pallbearer
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After Kennedy’s assassination, Whittaker was a pallbearer at the funeral in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
At the dog park, he turned strangers into fast friends, joining regulars for dinner and even serving as a pallbearer at one of their funerals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Showing how much he was part of the drive to stop slavery, the Duke of Gloucester was a pallbearer at the funeral of the great abolitionist, William Wilberforce, in 1833.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023
Kara-Murza holds both British and Russian citizenship and was a pallbearer at the funeral of U.S.
From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023
And greatest is Rostam—a warhorse to Neptune, a pallbearer of the Nazarene.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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