(Medina) – The family of the late Speaker William G. Batchelder, III has announced that a memorial service to honor the legacy of the former Speaker is currently being planned to take place in Columbus, Ohio in the near future. This service is in addition to the the visitation and funeral service set to occur in Medina, Ohio on Friday, February 18.

Details for the Columbus service will soon be made available. The family is grateful for the outpouring of support and significant interest by so many in attending an event to honor the former Speaker. For this reason they wanted make it known that there will be an additional opportunity to do so in Columbus, Ohio in the near future.

Online condolences and memories may be left for the family on Bill’s guestbook page.