Petersburg, Fla., who was waiting in the autograph line to see Grimmie after the show that night. Orlando police identified her killer as Kevin James Loibl, 27, of St. It's more and more clear to me now than ever before." All I'm going to say is thank God for the mark she left on this world. "When the gunman came, her arms were open to him," he said.
Grimmie's brother Marcus, who witnessed the murder, had only a few words at Friday's service. His wife interjected, "I know you can't!" in just one of a number of lighter moments that prompted audience laughter during the nearly 90-minute service. He said he knows he will see her again in heaven. Grimmie's father, Bud, said: "There is this gigantic hole in my heart that's never going to go away, but God is bigger than the hole." Some make "horrible choices," he said, referring to the gunman, but Grimmie chose Christ and now has eternal life. View Gallery: Gallery: Christina Grimmie funeral in Medfordīerglund had an answer about the why: God allows human beings to make choices. and declare my dependence on Jesus Christ."
Her mother, who is battling cancer, said she wasn't mad about the tragedy but admitted she isn't strong. It was Grimmie’s beloved voice that opened the memorial service: a recording of her performing “In Christ Alone,” which senior chapel pastor Marty Berglund said was “one of her favorites.”Īt the service, Grimmie's tearful mother, Tina, had one question about the death of her 22-year-old daughter: "Why?" But she still considered Marlton her home despite a red-hot music career that included stardom on NBC’s “The Voice.” Grimmie, who was raised in Evesham and attended Cherokee High School, left Burlington County in 2012 and moved to southern California to accelerate her singing career. Mourners arrived in a steady stream throughout the day during a five-hour visitation for the public that preceded an emotional, inspirational memorial service at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford. Thousands of fans and friends said tearful goodbyes Friday to Grimmie, a rising pop star from South Jersey who was gunned down by a stranger a week ago while signing autographs after a concert in Orlando, Fla. The songs were about love and Christian salvation - the same two themes of the service where friends, family and other fans heard those closest to Grimmie recount their memories of the singer and her faith and love of Jesus above all else. Those who came to pay their last respects to the rising pop star were greeted by the familiar voice of Grimmie herself as she sang and played the keyboard on two video screens above the stage of the South Jersey church where she often worshiped. MEDFORD - An uplifting memorial service for slain singer Christina Grimmie began and ended with special music, but no guest singer performed it. Together.Watch Video: Christina Grimmie remembered with laughter and tears It explains how life can be extremely hard at times, but we WILL recover, and we will/have become stronger. We thought this song would be perfect to sing. Kayley, Abbey and I have gone through so much this year. They're two of my absolute best friends, and I couldn't be more happy with the end result of this song that we've been working on.ĭespite all of the un-role modelly (I just made that word up) things Miley Cyrus has done over the past year or so, I absolutely love the message of her hit song "Wrecking Ball."
I can't believe I'm finally doing trio cover! I have made quite a few covers with my amazing friends individually, but I am so excited that I got the opportunity to do a cover with 2 very talented people, Kayley Morrow and Abbey Whitewood.
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