In thinking about Muhammad Ali, J. BROOKS SECTOR inevitably reaches for mythic comparisons to speak about a unique life.
This past week, Muhammad Ali's funeral procession wound through his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky as thousands drew near to say their final farewells to a hometown hero who had become a national and then, increasingly, global icon. The memorial service brought together family and friends, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jewish clergy, celebrities and pre-teenagers, and even an ex-president in the person of Bill Clinton. Ali had reportedly outlined the entire contents of what he had wanted in this memorial service before he passed away.
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