Current:Home > MyRobert Brown|Woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win to be remembered at funeral -Wealth Empowerment Zone
Robert Brown|Woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win to be remembered at funeral
Ethermac Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 19:01:23
KANSAS CITY,Robert Brown Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City area DJ who was killed during a celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory was set to be remembered Saturday during funeral services attended by friends and family.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan was one of around two dozen people who were shot when gunfire erupted Feb. 14 outside the city’s Union Station.
Along with her husband and young adult son, the 43-year-old had joined an estimated crowd of 1 million people for the parade and rally. As the festivities ended, a dispute over what authorities described as the belief that people in one group were staring at people in another group led to gunfire.
Lopez-Galvan, a music lover who played at weddings, quinceañeras and an American Legion bar and grill, was caught in the middle of it. Everyone else survived.
Two men are charged in her death, and two juveniles face gun charges. Her family responded to the charges this week with a statement expressing thanks to police and prosecutors.
“Though it does not bring back our beloved Lisa, it is comforting,” the statement began.
Players and celebrities alike have reached out to her family. Pop superstar Taylor Swift, who is frequently in the stands during Chiefs games because she is dating tight end Travis Kelce, donated $100,000 to Lopez-Galvan’s family.
And because she was wearing a Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker jersey at the celebration, he responded to requests on social media seeking help in obtaining a similar jersey — possibly so the mother of two could be laid to rest in it.
“While the family is mourning their loss and grappling with their numerous injuries, I will continue to pray for their healing and the repose of Lisa’s soul,” Butker said in a statement.
Rosa Izurieta and Martha Ramirez worked with Lopez-Galvan for about a year at a local staffing firm but had known her since childhood. They remembered her as an extrovert and a staunch Catholic who was devoted to her family, passionate about connecting job seekers with employment and ready to help anyone.
And, they said, working part time playing music allowed her to share her passion as one of the area’s few Latina DJs.
“This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” the radio station KKFI-FM, where she was the co-host of a program called “Taste of Tejano,” said in a statement.
Izurieta and Ramirez said Lopez-Galvan’s Kansas City roots run deep. Her father founded the city’s first mariachi group, Mariachi Mexico, in the 1980s, they said, and the family is well known and active in the Latino community. Her brother, Beto Lopez, is CEO of the Guadalupe Centers, which provides community services and runs charter schools for the Latino community.
Lopez-Galvan and her two children went to Bishop Miege, a Catholic high school in a suburb on the Kansas side, and she worked for years as a clerk in a police department there.
“This is another example of a real loving, real human whose life was taken tragically with a senseless act,” Beto Lopez said in an interview last week on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
veryGood! (51779)
Related
- Tony Hawk drops in on Paris skateboarding and pushes for more styles of sport in LA 2028
- Florida tourist hub has most drownings in US
- Are there microplastics in your penis? It's possible, new study reveals.
- Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
- Illinois Gov. Pritzker calls for sheriff to resign after Sonya Massey shooting
- Ex-No.1 pick JaMarcus Russell accused of stealing donation for high school, fired as coach
- Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
- NASCAR recap: Joey Logano wins chaotic Nashville race in five overtimes
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- T.I. & Tiny’s Daughter Heiress Adorably Steals the Show at 2024 BET Awards
Ranking
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- MLB trade deadline 2024: Another slugger for Dodgers? 4 deals we want to see
- CDK cyberattack update: Select dealerships seeing Dealer Management System restored
- Summer hours are a perk small businesses can offer to workers to boost morale
- Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes 'dark side' of women's wrestling
- Masai Russell, Alaysha Johnson silence doubters in emotional interviews
- France’s exceptionally high-stakes election has begun. The far right leads polls
- US Olympic gymnastics trials recap: Fred Richard wins; who made team?
Recommendation
North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
Martin Mull, beloved actor known for Fernwood 2 Night, Roseanne and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, dies at 80
Heatstroke is a real risk for youth athletes. Here's how to keep them safe in the summer
Lautaro Martínez scores twice and Argentina playing without Messi beats Peru 2-0 to end group play
From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
How many points did Caitlin Clark score? Rookie nears triple-double in win vs. Mercury
What would happen if Biden stepped aside from the 2024 presidential race?
Could more space junk fall in the US? What to know about Russian satellite breaking up