Marvel co-creator Stan Lee has had a private funeral per the legend’s final wishes.
POW Entertainment has released an official statement on the matter which you may read in full below.
As we all continue to process our feelings of loss at the passing of a true legend, many are asking if there will be a memorial in Stan’s honor. Stan was always adamant that he did not want a large public funeral, and as such his family has conducted a private closed ceremony in accordance with his final wishes. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with them.
We at Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment are working on putting together a tribute befitting the greatest creator of our time and the father of modern pop culture. The grandeur of Stan makes this a monumental task, and we hope to have more info in the days to come. In the meantime, we understand and share your desire to commune with fellow fans, and we have set up a memory wall on therealstanlee.com where we can all share our thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Additionally, over the next several days we will be sharing messages from fellow creators, artists and colleagues of Stan’s across his Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. We look forward to joining all of Stan’s fans in celebrating his extraordinary life and legacy.
Lee passed away Monday morning in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 95 after he was taken from his home in the Hollywood Hills to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The icon is survived by his daughter J.C. Lee. who confirmed his passing. His wife Joan passed away in July of 2017 in Los Angeles, CA after she was hospitalized following a stroke at the age of 93.
