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WHAT’S NEXT

TODAY

■ Former President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

WEDNESDAY

■ A state funeral will held for Bush at 11 a.m. at the National Cathedral in Washington.

■ Bush’s body will be flown to St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, where it will lie in repose until Thursday morning.

THURSDAY

■ A funeral service will be held at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church.

■ Bush’s casket will leave by train for the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.

■ Bush will be buried in a family plot behind the Bush library complex, alongside his wife and former first lady Barbara Bush and daughter Robin, who died of leukemia in 1953.

DEVELOPMENTS

■ Major U.S. stock markets will close Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq said over the weekend that they will close trading Wednesday in observance of a national day of mourning for Bush. ■ The U.S. Postal Service said it will suspend regular mail delivery Wednesday out of respect for Bush. Some services such as limited package delivery will continue, however, as the Postal Service gears up for the holidays.

■ Houston’s mayor urged residents to wear colorful socks as they honored Bush during a tribute Monday night at City Hall in a nod to one of the former president’s favorite fashion accessories.