Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally for then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena on Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
The state also has multiple large universities, including Arizona State University, the University of Arizona in Tucson, Northern Arizona University, and Grand Canyon University, a private Christian institution in west Phoenix.
Arizona State University’s College Republicans and TPUSA are hosting a large vigil for Kirk on Monday night. A source familiar with the event told Fox News Digital that it already has thousands of people registered to attend.
Jordan Oveson and Chandler Buchanan, both 23 years old, told Fox News Digital outside the Hansen Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix, where Kirk's body is being held, on Saturday that Kirk had a major impact on Generation Z.
"He really meant a lot to me, helping younger people find their voices and talking about faith and politics. And I feel like a lot of young people have a hard time figuring out what they believe in, and I feel like Charlie Kirk really helped a lot of people, and especially younger people, realize and find what they believe in and find their voices for that," Buchanan said.
'SLEEPING GIANT' LIKELY WOKE UP FOR TURNING POINT USA AFTER CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION
Erika Kirk weeps over her late husband Charlie's casket. Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk was killed on Sept. 10, 2025, during an event at Utah Valley University. (@MrsErikaKirk/Instagram)
Kirk’s celebration of life is scheduled for Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and Trump said he is planning to attend. Hotels immediately around the stadium have already sold out for the weekend of the event.
His wife, Erika Kirk, in her first public remarks since her husband's assassination, called on people to get involved in the Christian faith by joining a "Bible-believing church" and to get involved in Turning Point USA as a way to honor the slain activist's legacy.
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"To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die," she said. "It won't. I refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband's name. And I will make sure of it. It will become stronger. Bolder. Louder and greater than ever. My husband's mission will not end. Not even for a moment."
Fox News Digital's Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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