Bill McBride memorial service held in Tampa | News

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - A memorial service for former gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride is under way in Tampa.

The service is being held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. It's open to the public, and the family will receive friends in the courtyard of the church at the conclusion of the service.

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McBride, 67, died of a heart attack Saturday while on a holiday trip in Mount Airy, N.C. He was visiting the hometown of his wife, Alex Sink, also a former gubernatorial candidate. 

McBride, a Tampa lawyer, lost a bid to become Florida's governor against Jeb Bush in 2002.