Remembering The Spirit and Strength of Wayman Tisdale
Dancing, clapping, loud, vibrant jazz and gospel music, pleas for people to make some noise, storytelling, laughter and tears — it was all here. And it all embodied Tisdale, who passed away on Friday at the age of 44 after a two-year battle with cancer.
With about 380 family members present, and scores of friends, acquaintances, fans and locals filling the arena’s lower bowl, Wayman Tisdale’s Band opened the three-hour ceremony with the same soothing jazz music that Tisdale came to master and envelop throughout his life.
As soon as the funeral procession arrived, the music went from mellow to uplifting, bringing everyone out of their seats and their hands together. Keeping in tune to the beat, the procession began with a pallbearer shuffling his feet down the aisle, his white glove hoisting an official NBA basketball high above. Following him were the remaining 10 pallbearers who carried the rustic brown casket to the front of the stage. Later, a pallbearer would place Tisdale’s bass guitar alongside his casket. Source-NBA.com
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