Morning memorial service held in the church of John of Nepomuk on the Upper East Side (where among the many guests appeared, for example, Martina Navratilova and Ivanka Trump), was followed by a remembrance ceremony at the Bohemian National Hall.

After the opening speech of the President of expatriate club Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association / BBLA Josef Baláž, spoke the Czech Ambassador to the US Petr Gandalovič (who conveyed the condolences of the supreme constitutional officials of the Czech Republic).  Among other high officials presented their mourning speeches at the memorial was also the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to UN, Hon. Edita Hrdá and the Consul General of the Czech Republic New York, Martin Dvořák.

The ceremony continued by screening of short archival film, which was prepared by the American Ice Theatre of New York on the occasion of her 80th birthday,  followed by series of personal memories of some of the eminent guests and friends of Mrs. Aja including Ms. Martina Navratilova, double Olympic champion JoJo Starbucks,, for the American Association of Czechoslovak athletes spoke Milada Kubíková Šťastny, also a former Czech representative in figure skating and trainer of several successful US representatives, and ultimately, Jirina Ribbens, executive director of the Ice Theatre of New York.

The whole event just proved once again that Ája Vrzáňová was one of the greatest personalities of Czech expatriate community in New York and throughout the United States and the gap that remains after she passed away will be very noticeable.