Elvis Presley Death Anniversary – Graceland & Fans Also Honor Lisa Marie
16.08.2023 - 04:11
/ hollywoodnewsdaily.com
most can recall in great detail the impact the information had on them.When the news of Elvis’ shocking death broke, fans everywhere were devastated. It is 46 years to the date that Elvis Presley died after suffering cardiac arrest at age 42.
The music icon passed away at his Graceland mansion.Numerous stories continue to circulate detailing that awful morning when Elvis Presley’s lifeless body was discovered on the bathroom floor. Paramedics rushed to Gracleand and worked to revive him, but sadly their attempts failed.
He was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, where further attempts to resuscitate him failed. The news spread like wildfire.By the next day, when the gates were opened for mourners to view Elvis’ body, the crowd was estimated at 20,000.
When the gates closed at 6:30 p.m., about 80,000 fans had passed by Elvis’ coffin. Many had come from different parts of the country, many from other parts of the world.On August 18, 1977, an estimated 80,000 lined the streets outside of Graceland and paid their respects as Elvis Presley’s funeral procession left the gates of his beloved home—those who could not be there in person watched from their homes during the televised live event.Every year since that tragic, tragic date of August 16, 1977, fans have flocked to Graceland to honor and pay their respects to the late King of Rock and Roll.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, marks 46 years since his passing, and fans continue to honor the most remarkable entertainment icon of all time.This year’s anniversary reveals Presley family fans sharing twice the heartache as they honor not only Elvis’s memory but his only daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s as well. Sadly Lisa Marie passed away earlier this year on January 12
.