Oct. 11, 2005 – At least a thousand fans and loved ones will have a chance to say their good byes to Trevor Nicholas "Nick" "Daddy" Friday. His funeral and a viewing will be held at the Bertha C. Boschulte Junior High School Auditorium. It seats 1,000 and can accommodate another 200 or 300, according to the school's principal, Carver Farrow.
Many in the community have expressed concern about where Friday's funeral could be held, given his popularity and the enormous outpouring of grief that has been expressed since his untimely death on Oct. 4.
Friday, who was 43, was the leader of Jam Band, one of the most popular bands in the V.I. Friday and the band had a large following that was not confined to the islands.
Letters of condolence and sorrow continue to roll into the Source from all over the world.
Farrow said he was contacted by friends of Friday and he was fine with the idea."We're a community school. We do what we can to help."
The first viewing will be held 5 to 8 p.m. at the BCB auditorium.
The funeral will be a 10 a.m. Saturday at the school following a viewing at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel from 7 to 9 a.m.
Interment will be at the Francis Family Cemetery in Smith Bay.
