Though Les Paul's final funeral service at Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha will be limited to about 50 invited friends and family members Friday afternoon, fans can wish him one last farewell from the sidelines along the processional route.
Once the Discovery World tribute ends at 2 p.m., Paul's funeral procession of about 30 cars, with escorts from the Wisconsin State Patrol, City of Milwaukee police and City of Waukesha police, will head west to his final resting place. The public should not join in the procession, police said.
Sgt. Nate Clarke of the State Patrol said the caravan will travel from Discovery World at 500 N. Harbor Drive along Michigan Ave., 6th St., Wisconsin Ave. and Blue Mound Road until it crosses I-94 and becomes E. Moreland Blvd. in Waukesha. It will continue from E. Moreland to Highway 164 - also known as the Les Paul Parkway- and then to Sunset Drive and finally Prairie Ave. to the cemetery.
The brief service at Prairie Home Cemetery is expected to include short remarks from a few Waukesha friends of Les Paul, cemetery manager David Brenner said. Burial will occur later.