Six paired draft horses led the hearse carrying the body of the late St, Paul restaurateur Nick Mancini to his West Seventh St. restaurant, Mancini's Char House and Lounge where he was transferred to a motorized hearse for his final ride to Fort Snelling Cemetery on Tuesday morning. Thousands of his friends and neighbors lined West Seventh for a mile and a half to show respect for this well-known local personality.
The funeral procession of Nick Mancini has reached his namesake restaurant, a final trip down the street where he became a St. "So father," said his son, John, during the funeral Mass, "let's give you one more ride down West Seventh Street. And when we get to Mancini's, we'll have food and drinks and music and we'll celebrate the life of a man who defined St.
A funeral carriage bearing Mancini's casket and drawn by six gray horses was trailed by Mancini's family and hundreds of well wishers. The Xcel Energy Center displayed a tribute to the famed restaurateur and portraits of Mancini are posted on nearly every light standard between downtown St. Paul and his Char House restaurant.
Banners noting his passing hung from businesses along the route and the Grand 7 Saloon played Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the cortege passed by. Paul mayor Chris Coleman and the entire City Council, as well as former council member Vic Tedesco and former Twins slugger Tony Oliva. Return to Top The Pioneer Press is pleased to let readers post comments about an article at the end of the article.
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