Oct 16, 2017: Tom Petty Laid to Rest at Private Service
by Best Classic Bands Staff
AnnaKim Petty shared a photo with her father on her Instagram account on Oct. 15, 2017
Two weeks to the day that Tom Petty died unexpectedly, a private service attended by family and friends was held in Pacific Palisades, CA. Petty’s daughter, AnnaKim Violette Petty, posted photos of the service on several social media accounts.
People.com reported that the ceremony, held Oct. 16, 2017, was at Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, described on its website as “a temple, a shrine, and a meditation garden offering people from around the world a quiet oasis for meditation, prayer and receiving the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.”
A photo on AnnaKim’s private Instagram account showed a black-and-white picture of her father that was placed on an easel, with the caption: “The dark of the sun we will stand together💜.”
Petty’s death on Oct. 2 in Santa Monica, CA, was a result of cardiac arrest, just one week after completing a celebratory 40th anniversary tour with his band the Heartbreakers.
Lake Shrine’s grounds are closed each Monday, as they were on Oct. 16. People.com also reported that the funeral service for Petty’s Traveling Wilburys bandmate, George Harrison, was held there in 2001. Another website describes the facility as a “tranquil oasis where you can take a relaxing stroll and enjoy the beauty of the rustic surroundings… just a few blocks away from the busy Pacific Coast Highway.”
AnnaKim shared a photo with her father on her Instagram account on Oct. 15
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Petty’s daughter also shared a photo of Lake Shrine’s Golden Lotus Archway, which, People notes, frames the Mahatma Gandhi World Peace Memorial. The Lake Shrine website notes that the facility was used as a silent film set in the early 1920s.
Five years later, on Oct. 15, 2022, the Florida Gators hosted #TomPettyDay before a crowd of 90,585 and a national TV audience watching on ESPN.
and I Won’t Back Down 🎶 #GoGators | #TomPettyDay pic.twitter.com/mbPFPkw1gD
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 16, 2022
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Jump into a conversationThis like so many other passing from the music industry over the past two years really hurts. So unexpected, such a shock. A phenomenal talent with incredible staying power. So sad, it seems like the soundtrack to my life is slowly fading away, and unfortunately, it’s just the beginning. TP & The Heartbreakers played a big part in a very memorable night when I saw them in ’94 during their “Wildflowers” tour. It was one of the few times I had front row, center seats. Unforgettable!!! RIP Tom.
——-“It’s Good to be King”
I am shocked to hear TP has been gone for 6 years!!??!! Amazing and scary and sobering! Like Jack said: so shocking! Still is! A giant loss!
A long six years. Miss Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He would put out an album and tour every two years, and they were always great albums. Saw TPHB 25 times live. Miss the live shows. They were so much fun. The band was so talented. Best American rock band ever. At least we still have Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs!