Visalia memorial service for Charlie Kirk draws hundreds after visit to the city

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds gathered successful Visalia connected Sunday night, wherever they lit candles and agreed successful supplication to mourn Charlie Kirk.

Organizers Sue Jackson and Ann Marie Paden accidental Kirk supported Tulare-Kings Resources for Life, a pro-life nonprofit.

"Charlie Kirk was determination down us," Jackson said. "He spoke the connection of beingness to people, talked astir the worth of beingness and talked astir america each lasting up for it."

The blimpish activistic was gunned down connected September 10 astatine Utah Valley University.

His decease came a week aft a keynote code successful the South Valley that drew 2,500 radical to perceive him talk astatine Visalia First.

Luciana Taylor, the president of Redwood High School's Turning Point USA chapter, had meal with Kirk.

"He was truthful kind, and helium was truthful caring," Luciana said. "Maybe sometimes that gets missed erstwhile he's speaking online due to the fact that helium is arguing erstwhile helium is online, but the antheral I met - He was a household man."

Luciana vowed Kirk's decease would bash thing to soundlessness his signature Turning Point movement.

"He created millions of small Charlie Kirks," she said. "He ignited thing wrong america that we should not beryllium punished for what we say."

As the mourners gathered successful Visalia, thousands much attended a memorial work successful Arizona.

Kirk was a adjacent person of the Trumps.

"Charlie was 1 of the fewer who ever gave much than helium took," President Trump said successful Arizona connected Sunday. "He was a giver overmuch much than a taker."

Kirk's widow, Erika, aboriginal said she forgives her husband's accused killer.

"It's the mercy that comes from God," Paden told Action News.

Kirk's supporters are present embracing his bequest of escaped code and debate, adjacent arsenic immoderate accidental his views and attack are much complicated.

"If you privation to beryllium retired determination protesting, that's fine," Paden said. "That's your close successful this country, but we're inactive present for you."

A National Day of Remembrance is acceptable for October 14.

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