Turning Point USA has announced that a memorial service will take place on Sept. 21 for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, The Epoch Times reported over the weekend.
The service will honor the 31-year-old political commentator who founded TPUSA and who was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, while leading a campus speaking tour.
“Charlie died doing what he loved: fighting for truth, for faith, for family, and for America. His sacrifice will endure as a guiding light for generations,” TPUSA said in a statement over the weekend announcing the service.
The conservative political nonprofit’s headquarters are located in Phoenix, a short distance from the memorial event.
Kirk cofounded the organization in 2012, with backing from the late businessman and conservative political activist Bill Montgomery.
“What began as the vision of an 18-year-old in a small garage in Lemont, Illinois, grew into one of the most powerful grassroots movements in America,” according to TPUSA’s statement.
Kirk oversaw the expansion of TPUSA into a multimillion-dollar organization with more than 250,000 student members, and chapters on some 800 college campuses nationwide.
Throughout his career as a conservative influencer, a leading focus for Kirk was delivering speeches at college campuses, to inspire other young conservatives and engaging in debates with his ideological opponents, The Epoch Times reported.
He was attending one such campus debate event at Utah Valley University, on the first stop of his American Comeback Tour, when he was killed by gunfire.
In addition to founding TPUSA to back campus-level conservative activism, Kirk led the creation of Turning Point Action to support voter registration and mobilization efforts.
Kirk’s influence brought him in direct contact with a range of top-level politicians, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who helped escort Kirk’s casket on Sept. 11, as it arrived in Arizona the day after he was killed.
TPUSA stated that “Charlie’s life was short, but it was full. It was defined by truth, anchored in faith, and devoted to the country he loved. His legacy will endure for generations,” adding that his “life was a testament to faith, courage, and conviction.”
The statement emphasized that “Charlie ignited a fire in the hearts of tens of millions daily. He showed a generation that truth must never be silenced, that courage is contagious, and that freedom must be protected at all costs.”
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