The funeral services for longtime New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Commissioner Van McLeod have been rescheduled.
McLeod, a beloved advocate for the arts, died Monday morning at Concord Hospital. He was 70.
As previously announced, calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bennett Funeral Home in Concord. Due to a scheduling conflict, a funeral has been rescheduled to 1 p.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Church.
McLeod began his 24-year tenure as the commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources in 1992. The department includes the New Hampshire Council on the Arts, the state library, the Division of Historical Resources, and the Film and Television Office.
He was the longest-tenured state agency head currently serving.
“Van McLeod was a pillar of our cultural and historic institutions, and Tom and I join his family and loved ones, the arts and humanities communities and people across the state in mourning his loss,” Gov. Maggie Hassan said Monday.