Services Set for Griffith Joyner
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The funeral service for Florence Griffith Joyner, who died Monday of undetermined causes, has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Saddleback Community Church, 1 Saddleback Parkway, in Lake Forest.
The public also is invited to pay its respects to the three-time Olympic sprint champion on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Angelus Funeral Home, 3875 South Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles.
Condolences can be sent to the family at 27758 Santa Margarita Parkway, Unit 385, Mission Viejo 92691-6709. (An incorrect address was provided The Times and published Wednesday.)
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Mary Ruth Joyner Trust Fund, California Federal Bank, 23012 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo 92692.
Mary Ruth is Griffith Joyner’s 7-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, in Brussels, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee’s medical commission said Wednesday that Griffith Joyner was singled out for rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Seoul Olympics because of steroid rumors and turned up clean.
“So there should not be the slightest suspicion,” Prince Alexandre de Merode said. “Let her rest in peace. The issue is closed.”
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