Longtime UNC broadcaster Woody Durham passed away earlier this month and the university that he devoted so much time to is celebrating his life and legacy.

The University of North Carolina announced that they will hold a Celebration of Woody’s Life at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 8th, at Carmichael Arena on campus.

The memorial service will be open to the public and seating in the arena will be first-come, first-served except for reserved seats for basketball and football lettermen. Doors will open at 1:00 p.m. and the service is expected to last around an hour.

Durham retired from the Tar Heel Sports Network in 2011 after four decades behind the microphone calling UNC games on WCHL and other affiliates across the state.

He announced through an open letter distributed by the university in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder, primary progressive aphasia. Durham spent his remaining years raising awareness for the disorder. Shirts with Durham’s popular phrase “Go Where You Go and Do What You Do” were printed and sold at local clothing stores to raise money to research primary progressive aphasia.

Officials say that memorial gifts can be made to either of the following organizations:

Medical Foundation of NC, Woody Durham Fund (PO Box 1050, Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

UNC Hospice (287 East Street, Suite 211, Pittsboro, NC, 27312)

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