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Letter: Graham’s final journey a reminder of a more humorous ride in limo

Billy Graham speaks as his son Franklin Graham, right, listens during a dedication ceremony May 31, 2007, for the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C.. Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died. Graham died at his home in North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 21. - photo by Associated Press

02252018 BILLY GRAHAM — Billy Graham speaks as his son Franklin Graham, right, listens during a dedication ceremony May 31, 2007, for the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C.. Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died. Graham died at his home in North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 21. - photo by Associated Press

Watching the limousines pull up in front of the U.S. Capitol where the body of the Rev. Billy Graham was to lie in honor reminds me of a story that Graham, a man with a wonderful sense of humor, would enjoy: