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Paterno burial set for Wednesday

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Published: Jan. 23, 2012 at 5:32 PM

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Former Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno will be buried Wednesday following a private family funeral service, his family said.

Paterno, who had lung cancer, died Sunday at age 85, months after the football program he had nurtured into a national powerhouse over 46 years was rocked by allegations that one of his former longtime top assistants is a child molester.

The Paterno family said there will be a public viewing from 1-11 p.m. Tuesday at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Penn State's University Park campus, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. A second public viewing is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday, followed by the private service.

A public memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Topics: Joe Paterno
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