The public memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant will have a limited number of tickets available, with all proceeds going to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. 💜💛
-- Alyssa Altobelli, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan.
"Vanessa and the family wanted a private service to mourn their loss," a source told ET at the time."The ceremony was extremely hard for everyone as it's still hard for them to grasp they lost two beautiful souls." Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti first spoke about plans for a public memorial honoring Kobe, Gianna and the other crash victims last month. "There will absolutely be a memorial to mark the contributions of this incredible man and not only him, but to commemorate the loss of his daughter and all the other families that were there," he told the."We've been talking every day to the Lakers, and most importantly, to [Vanessa] as well.
"I think one message that I would say is this is not just about a man who was a basketball player," he added."This is about a father, this is about a leader, this is about a filmmaker, this is about an artist, this is about somebody who was so much more than just how he was on the court."
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