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Public Memorial Service To Be Held For Ronnie James Dio

posted May 20, 2010 at 12:07 AM by xFiruath.  (6 Comments)

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Iconic metal figure Ronnie James Dio recently lost his battle with stomach cancer and passed away in the morning of Sunday, May 16th. Dio's MySpace page has now been updated with the following information about a public memorial service being held in Los Angeles on May 30th:

"There will be a public memorial service for Ronnie James Dio on Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 PM at The Hall Of Liberty located at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068. This will be a celebration of the life and music of Ronnie James Dio and is open to all of his friends and fans from around the world.

"For those of you that will be flying in from out of town or out of the country, we have made special rates at various local hotels available to you. Just go to our official Facebook Page for hotel information."

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6 Comments on "Public Memorial Service To Be Held For Dio"

Trendkill91's avatar

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1. Trendkill91 writes:

Wish I could go to this.

A bit to far away for me im afraid.

# May 20, 2010 @ 1:29 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
EdgeoftheWorld's avatar

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2. EdgeoftheWorld writes:

Even in death, Dio proves to be a class act. Seriously, the love for fans shown by getting special hotel rates for those flying in from elsewhere to show their respects to this titan of metal is just unprecedented. We really did lose a giant ...

# May 20, 2010 @ 10:59 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
deathfreak's avatar

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3. deathfreak writes:

I wish it was closer :/

# May 20, 2010 @ 11:25 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. RTB writes:

Classy move from the dio camp to do this for his fans...cant say this enough, god bless and RIP ronnie

# May 21, 2010 @ 3:18 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Zephyrouz writes:

Rest In Peace Ronnie......
Your voices still our heart......
....don't talk to strangers.......

# May 21, 2010 @ 5:45 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. brandedcfh420 writes:

Word is that the West Jonesboro b****es will picket it!

# May 21, 2010 @ 9:49 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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