Memorial service for St. Cloud State University president Potter today

St. Cloud State President Earl Potter
St. Cloud State President Earl Potter was killed in a car accident Monday, June 12, 2016, the school announced.
State Cloud State University via Twitter

A memorial service for the late St. Cloud State University president will be held Friday.

Earl Potter III died in a car crash earlier this week. The interfaith memorial will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at St. Cloud University's Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

Friends, family, colleagues and community members are invited to the gathering to mourn Potter's loss.

A funeral will be held Saturday. Public parking for the Saturday funeral will be available adjacent to St. John's Episcopal Church in the Calvary Community Church lot.

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