Public memorial service for Charlie Kirk, 31, slated for Sept. 21 in Arizona

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Turning Level USA introduced Saturday {that a} huge public memorial service for its founder Charlie Kirk shall be held subsequent weekend to honor the life and legacy of the "American legend."

The celebration of life — "Constructing a Legacy, Remembering Charlie Kirk" — will happen on Sunday, Sept. 21, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona .

The stadium, dwelling to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, has the capability to host 63,400 folks — which might be expanded to 73,000 for "mega-events," in accordance with its web site.

President Donald Trump stated that he plans to attend Kirk ’s providers in Arizona.

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"Be part of us in celebrating the exceptional life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend," Turning Level USA posted to X Saturday afternoon. "The morning of Sunday, September 21, at State Farm Stadium, dwelling of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, AZ."

Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk on the Republican Nationwide Conference, July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee. Kirk, who was assassinated Wednesday in Utah, shall be honored throughout a memorial service Sept. 21 in Glendale, Ariz. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)

Doorways for the occasion will open at 8 a.m. native time, and this system will start at 11 a.m., in accordance to the website created for the memorial. attendees can register on-line, and the occasion is first come, first served.

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A tribute posted on the memorial's web site describes Kirk's dedication to his religion, household and combat for America's future. Kirk based Turning Level USA as an 18-year-old in a storage in Lemont, Illinois, later rising it into "one of the highly effective grassroots actions in America," the tribute writes.

State Farm Stadium, dwelling to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, will host a large public memorial service for Charlie Kirk subsequent weekend. (Christian Petersen/Getty Photographs)

"Charlie died doing what he cherished: preventing for fact, for religion, for household, and for America. His sacrifice will endure as a guiding mild for generations," as famous within the tribute. "He confirmed a era that fact must not ever be silenced, that braveness is contagious, and that freedom have to be protected in any respect prices."

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Kirk, a husband and father, was fatally struck by a single bullet Wednesday whereas talking at an occasion on the campus of Utah Valley College in Orem. Kirk was rushed to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. He was 31 years outdated.

Memorials honoring Charlie Kirk have been held throughout the nation and abroad, together with in Berlin. Kirk was assassinated Wednesday. (Ilkin Eskipehlivan /Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)

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"His legacy will endure for generations," the tribute notes. "And now he hears the phrases of Matthew 25:23 from his Lord and Savior: ‘Nicely carried out, good and devoted servant.’"

Turning Level USA and the White Home didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

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