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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Family and friends celebrated the beingness of 1 of 2 teenagers who died successful an alleged DUI crash.
Over 100 radical filled the seats astatine the People's Church successful Fresno, honoring Jordan Galvez.
Louie Galvez says his lad was a brother, a person and a airy who touched truthful galore lives.
"Jordan had the brightest smile, lit up the room, you know, helium was conscionable a bully character, cognize a batch of bully things for radical to accidental astir him," Galvez said.
Back connected May 2, 2 families' lives changed everlastingly erstwhile 19-year-old Jordan Galvez and 18-year-old Maddux Greene were killed successful a car clang connected Clovis Avenue and Shields.
Police accidental 28-year-old Jagat Singh was drunk erstwhile helium ran a reddish airy and deed a car with Galvez and Greene inside.
Galvez died astatine the infirmary and Greene died astatine the scene.
Singh was connected probation for a anterior DUI condemnation successful 2023, and helium faces 9 felony counts, including 2 for execution and pleaded not blameworthy successful tribunal past week.
"Every time that goes by, my religion gets stronger and stronger. Like I said, I person forgiven this antheral for what he's done to my son, but it's successful God's hands," Galvez said.
Galvez said leaning connected the Greene household makes grieving his lad easier.
"The times erstwhile we spell to court, you know, wherever they're together. And sometimes we beryllium unneurotic and we conscionable talk, sometimes we outcry together," Galvez said.
Galvez said helium volition everlastingly beryllium connected to Greene's family.
"We are household now. And, you know, our hearts are with them and I cognize they're determination supporting america arsenic well," Galvez said.
Rob Greene, besides mourning his son, attended the ceremony.
"Every time is simply a caller day. Every time is different hard day," Greene said.
They showed gratitude to the Galvez household for their support.
"We met them done this tragedy. I can't deliberation of anybody amended to spell done this with," Greene said.
Greene said helium volition proceed to amusement enactment for the Greene family.
"It was perfectly a beauteous ceremonial and it's a beauteous family. They got this family. You know, our condolences to them crossed the board," Greene said.
Galvez said this solemnisation of beingness is what Jordan would person wanted.
"He ever had large dreams to bash a batch of things. And 1 of them was to beryllium known. And, you know, conscionable interaction a batch of people. And ironically, that's what he's doing," Galvez said.
Services for Maddux are scheduled for June 20 astatine New Hope Community Church.
