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At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, what we learned from those who knew him best

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, drew thousands of attendees who shared memories of the conservative activist’s 31-year life and impact.

CharlieKirk’smemorialserviceinGlendale,Arizona,drewthousandsofattendeesanddozensofspeakerswhosharedtheirmemoriesoftheslainactivist. Manyofthesentiments—suchasthoseaboutKirk’sinfluenceintheconservativemovement—werewell-known,whileothersweremorepersonal. ThenewlysharedstoriesshedlightonKirk’sshort31-yearlifeandhowhisclosestfriends,employeesandfamilymembersrememberhim. Herearesomehighlightsfromtheservice:  MEMORIALSERVICEFORASSASSINATEDTURNINGPOINTUSAFOUNDERCHARLIEKIRKDRAWSTRUMP,MAJORGOPFIGURES ErikaKirk,CharlieKirk’swidow,revealednumerouspersonaldetailsabouttheirmarriage. Oneofthemwasaritualthatkepttheirmarriagestrong,despiteKirk’sconstanttravel. “SomeoneonceaskedmehowCharlieandIthoughtwekeptourmarriagesostrongwhenhewasbusytraveling,”shesaid.“Ourlittlesecret:Itwaslovenotes.EverySatur