Vigil for Charlie Kirk held in Granby
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A memorial vigil for late conservative activist Charlie Kirk was held on Thursday, Sept. 18 in Granby.
The vigil was open to all beginning at 6 p.m. at the stoplight at 80 East Agate Ave. Community members are invited to bring “candles, flags, flowers, cards, momentos, music, prayers and love” according to a organizers.
Kirk was assassinated at the age of 31. on Sept. 10 at a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He left behind a wife and two children. The FBI identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.
During the vigil, over 100 community members read prayers, sang Christian hymns, signed a memory book, held candles and spoke in memory of the fallen leader of Turning Point USA who had managed to organize conservative youth voters like no one else in his generation.
The event was organized by Tish Linke and her daughter, Sego Krempin, age 15. Krempin recently took the position of vice president of the Laramie, Wyoming chapter of Turning Point USA.
“I was a huge fan, follower and supporter of Charlie Kirk,” says Krempin. “I thought we needed something in Granby. It’s really hard. Me and all my friends the rodeo watched him a lot. Everyone was heartbroken.”
Linke plans to keep the memorial to Kirk up on her property along E. Agate Ave. for anyone who wishes to pay their respects to Kirk and the ideals he stood for.
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Photos and memories of Charlie Kirk were posted on wooden pallets in the yard along E. Agate Ave. in Granby on Sept. 18, 2025.
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Photos and memories of Charlie Kirk were posted on wooden pallets in the yard along E. Agate Ave. in Granby on Sept. 18, 2025.
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More than 100 citizens of Grand County attended a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the evening of Sept. 18, 2025 in Granby.
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T-shirts expressed love for the fallen conservative and for the country.
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Those at the vigil for Charlie Kirk held candles, prayed and sang hymns.
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Attendees to a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Granby on Sept. 18 carried firearms and American flags.
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Those in attendance at the vigil for Charlie Kirk signed a memory book in his name.
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Banners in memory of Charlie Kirk have been erected along E. Agate Ave. in Granby.
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