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Images: Ron Santo visitation at Holy Name Cathedral

  Ron Santo’s wife Vicki receives a hug . George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Ron Santo’s wife Vicki receives visitors as she stands next to Santo’s casket. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Ron Santo’s son Ron Jr. and wife Vicki Santo stand next to the casket draped with the flag that flew over Wrigley Field when his number 10 was retired as well as his gold glove at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Former Chicago Cubs player and Ron Santo roommate Glen Beckert recalls memories.
  A Ron Santo gold glove rests on his casket at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Close friends, including Cubs third baseman Glen Beckert, attend the visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Cubs fan Scott Mulder of Peoria said he was in line at 6 a.m. for the 4 p.m. public visitation. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Hundreds were in line inside of Holy Name Cathedral for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo’s private visitation. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Family and friends of Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo attend the visitation . George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Members of a Chicago Cubs security detail carry Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo’s casket. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Ron Santo’s son Ron Jr., center, receives a hug. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Two small flags with Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo’s number adorned the hearse bearing his body. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, center left, talks to Vicki Santo, wife of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo, during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. Ron Santo, a nine-time all-star, died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The casket for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo arrives at Holy Name Cathedral for the visitation, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer, according to the team and WGN Radio, his longtime employer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts prays as the casket for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo arrives during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, hugs Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. Santo, a nine-time all-star, died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spencer Brown, grandson of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo, lays on the altar during visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, center, touches casket during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Casket arrives at Holy Name Cathedral, reflected on the window, for the visitation of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, center right, hugs a family member of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. Santo, the nine-time all-star, died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi talks to Vicki Santo, wife of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo, during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vicki Santo, right, wife of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo, receives a hug from New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. Ron Santo, a nine-time all-star, died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ronnie Woo-Woo, right, prays during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo . ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs fans line up during the visitation service for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fans line up during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo . ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs fans line up during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ron (facing camera), left, and Jeff, right, Santo, sons of Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo, greet visitors during the visitation for at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs fans pay their respects during the visitation service for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade, right, talks to family members during the visitation for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo. ASSOCIATED PRESS
  Chicago Cubs fans at the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs employees greet fans at the public visitation. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans received a Ron Santo card as they entered the public visitation. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fan Babette Peyton of Chicago holds a Ron Santo baseball card given to her at the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  A Chicago Cubs fan looks down at Ron Santo’s casket with Cubs employee John Oboikowitch, left. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  A fan wearing a number 10 waits in line on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo . George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs employees were typing in messages by fans at the public visitation for Ron Santo. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  A Chicago Cubs fan etched the number 10 in the snow. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fan Dan Maratto of Chicago, wearing a number 10 jersey, waits in line on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  A Chicago Cubs fan touches Ron Santo’s casket with Cubs employees John Oboikowitch, left, and Betsy Schwartz, right. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Ronnie Woo-Woo greets Chicago Cubs fans on State Street. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Chicago Cubs fans waited in line for one block on State Street for the public visitation for Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com