Nov. 21, 2005

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Belichick family will receive friends to honor the memory of Steve Belichick on Tuesday, November 22 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Taylor Funeral Home, located at 147 Duke of Gloucester St. in Annapolis, Maryland.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 23 at the Naval Academy Chapel beginning at 11:00 a.m. The burial will take place at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Please note that vehicular access to Academy grounds is limited to those cars with a Department of Defense sticker. Parking and shuttle transportation is available on the press box side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

In lieu of flowers, the Belichick family has asked that donations be made in Steve Belichick's memory to the Steve Belichick Scholarship Fund, established to reward outstanding student-athletes at Steve Belichick's alma mater, Struthers High School in Struthers, Ohio. The grant will provide opportunities to college candidates in the same way that a scholarship enabled Steve Belichick to attend college at Western Reserve. Donations can be sent to the address listed below:

Steve Belichick Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 715 Foxborough, MA 02035

Media are welcome to attend the funeral service, but must call the Naval Academy Public Affairs Office on Tuesday at 410/293-2292 to make arrangements.