Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, died on Wednesday after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.
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President Donald Trump announced Kirk's death on Truth Social, writing, "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead."
"No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us," the president wrote. “Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
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Charlie Kirk wife and children
Charlie Kirk is married to Erika Frantzve. The couple met in 2019 and were married in May 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
{{/usCountry}}Charlie Kirk is married to Erika Frantzve. The couple met in 2019 and were married in May 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
{{/usCountry}}Frantzve holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations from Arizona State University, a Juris Master’s degree from Liberty University (2017), and a Doctorate in Christian Leadership, earned in 2022.
She works as a real estate agent with The Corcoran Group in New York City and is the founder of Everyday Heroes Like You, a nonprofit organization focused on community empowerment. She also hosts the inspirational podcast Midweek Rise Up, launched in 2019, and runs PROCLAIM Streetwear, a faith-based fashion brand, according to Comingsoon.net.
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Frantzve is a former beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012 and also played collegiate basketball for Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
Charlie and Erika have two children: a daughter, Sarah Rose, born in 2021, and a son born in 2023.
Erikahas not commented publicly on her husband's death.