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Schedule for Ibrahim Gonzalez Memorial Services

Ibrahim Gonzalez, a Bronx artist and radio show host, passed away on Tuesday morning. His memorial services will be split between Harlem and the north Bronx.

Ibrahim Gonzalez’s wife Janet Norquist-Gonzalez sent out this schedule of memorial events, starting with a viewing in Harlem this evening and concluding with a funeral service, burial and music jam here in the Bronx at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Viewing in Manhattan:
Thursday, June 6 from 5-9 p.m.
1st Avenue Funeral Home
(2242 First Ave, near 115th St)

Funeral Service in Manhattan:
Friday, June 7 at 9 a.m.
Muslim Brotherhood Mosque
130 W. 113th St
(near St. Nicholas/Lenox/7th Ave)

Funeral Service, Burial and Music Jam in the Bronx:
Friday, June 7 at approx. 10:30 a.m.
Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel; then Hillcrest section for burial service
Woodlawn Cemetery
(Webster Ave & East 233rd St)

Note: Please send Ibrahim Gonzalez Memorial Contributions to WBAI.org.

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