Report: Kobe Bryant’s public memorial date officially announced

Los Angeles will host a memorial in February for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant | Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press

Los Angeles will host a memorial in February

The city of Los Angeles will host a public memorial for Kobe Bryant on Feb. 24 at the Staples Center, The Los Angeles Times reports.

When: The service will honor all who died in a helicopter crash in January, including:

• Kobe Bryant, 41
• Gianna Bryant, 13
• Payton Chester, 13
• Sarah Chester, 45
• Alyssa Altobelli, 14
• Keri Altobelli, 46
• John Altobelli, 56
• Christina Mauser, 38
• Ara Zobayan, 50

Further context: Fans gathered outside the Staples Center to honor Kobe Bryant in recent weeks.

• The bodies of Bryant and his fellow victims were released to families earlier this week, which was the first sign that a funeral date was coming, which I wrote about for the Deseret News.
• “The news might mean that a memorial service for Kobe, which has so far seen multiple unforeseen delays, can finally go ahead. Sources with knowledge of the situation had dampened the hopes of a memorial taking place any time soon just last week,” according to MEAWW.
• “We don’t have that date finalized, but we’ve been talking every day to the Lakers, and most importantly, to (Bryant’s widow, Vanessa) as well,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told USA Today.

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