Erika Kirk spoke of her marriage with her husband, saying:

“The greatest cause in Charlie’s life was trying to revive the American family. When he spoke to young people, he was always eager to tell them about God’s vision for marriage and how if they could just dare to live it out, it would enrich every part of their life in the same way that it enriched ours.

And someone once asked me how Charlie and I how we kept our marriage so strong when he was busy traveling. Our little secret, it was love notes. Every Saturday, Charlie wrote one for me, and he never missed a Saturday. And in every single one of them, he’d tell me what his highlight was for the week, how grateful he was for me and our babies, and always at the end, he would always end it with asking the most beautiful question. He’d always end it by asking, please, let me know how I can better serve you as a husband.

Charlie perfectly understood God’s role for a Christian husband, a man who leads so that they can serve you.”

Erika Kirk has vowed to continue the work of her husband as the new CEO of Turning Point USA, saying

“I do not take that lightly. Charlie and I were united in purpose. His passion was my passion, and now his mission is my mission. Everything that Turning Point USA built through Charlie’s vision and hard work, we will make 10 times greater through the power of his memory.

Chapters will grow. Thousands of new ones will be created. TPUSA Faith will add 1000s of new pastors and congregations. Yes, campus events will continue, and we will continue to hold debates and dialogue.

The first amendment of our constitution is the most human amendment… No assassin will ever stop us for standing up to defend those rights.”