During the Sunday, September 21, public memorial service for the late Charlie Kirk, his wife, Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) publicly forgave the man allegedly responsible for her husband's death. "I forgive him because it is what Christ did," Erika, 36, said during her husband's service, held at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. "The answer to hate is not hate." During her remarks, Erika also urged those in attendance to follow her husband's example as a wife and a husband. "Please be a leader worth following," she told the thousands of attendees. "Your wife is not your servant.