The following is a statement released on the behalf of Gene Cernan’s family:
 
A funeral service for Capt. Eugene A. Cernan, who passed away Monday at the age of 82, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston.
 
NASA Television will provide live pool video coverage of the service.
 
The family will gather for a private interment at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin at a later date, where full military honors will be rendered.