This afternoon in the Triad, hundreds of mourners are expected to gather to pay their final respects to a man who helped to shape his hometown arguably more than any other individual.
WFDD's David Ford has more.
A Celebration of Hanes' Life will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem. Memorial contributions may be made to Grayson LandCare, c/o Danny Boyer, PO Box 373, Independence, VA 24348; The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Meade Willis Fund, 305 W. Fourth Street, Suite 2-E, Winston Salem, NC 27101 and The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Office of Advancement, 1533 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27117.