{"id":220041,"date":"2025-09-12T05:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/220041\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:16:15","slug":"local-leaders-and-community-members-gather-for-candlelight-vigil-to-honor-charlie-kirk-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/220041\/","title":{"rendered":"Local leaders and community members gather for candlelight vigil to honor Charlie Kirk \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Just a day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, crowds gathered at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach to remember his life and legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to do something,\u201d said Jacksonville Councilmember Rory Diamond (R-District 13). \u201cWe couldn\u2019t just sit at our homes and cry at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very sad,\u201d said Melody Bolduc, Duval County School Board Member. \u201cIt\u2019s been a heavy day. He was a great man. He was a respectful man. He engaged in civil discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe reached out to so many millions of young folks,\u201d said Charles Barr, Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County. \u201cTalked about freedoms. Talked about the constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk was in a familiar setting on Wednesday before a large crowd at a university in Utah<\/b><\/a> when he was shot and later died.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no really words for it,\u201d said Diamond.<\/p>\n

Local law enforcement was present at Thursday\u2019s candlelight vigil, and all those who came out not only healed together but took a unified stance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis violence has got to stop,\u201d said Barr. \u201cThis country was formed on political views. There were arguments a couple hundred years ago when they wrote the Constitution. We can\u2019t go around shooting people, killing people, having violence on people.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will be another vigil held in St. Johns County on Sunday, September 14th.<\/p>\n

The vigil will be at Veterans Memorial Park at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

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