from M Live (Grand Rapids media outlet) dot-com -- coverage continues
Wednesday postings (added to online updates)
• 8:19 p.m. Nearly two hours before a procession for former first lady Betty Ford, area residents began to gather along the route, as a way to honor the Ford family, offer their support, and be part of history.
• 7:18 p.m. Calling Betty Ford "extraordinary," Gov. Rick Snyder paid tribute to the many contributions of the former first lady in her lifetime after her casket arrived today at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in downtown Grand Rapids.
• 6:16 p.m. Honor guard places Betty Ford's casket at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, where the former first lady will lie in repose and the public may pay their respects between 7-11 p.m. Wednesday and 7-10 a.m. Thursday.
• 6:03 p.m. The motorcade carrying the body of Betty Ford has arrived at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
• 5:23 p.m. As the motorcade carrying the body of Betty Ford leaves Gerald R. Ford International Airport, crowds are gathered along the route to watch the motorcade pass. Read more about the arrival
• 5 p.m. Much of West Michigan's legislative delegation has arrived at the Ford airport to greet the Ford family as it arrives with the casket bearing the remains of first lady Betty Ford.
While Gov. Rick Snyder is the official greeter, standing by are state Sens. Dave Hildenbrand and Mark Jansen, state Reps. Roy Schmidt, Brandon Dillon and Dave Agema and Grand Rapids City Commission member Rosalyn Bliss. The state Senate majority leader and speaker of the house also are on hand to greet the plan, which arrived just before 5 p.m.
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