Christina Grimmie’s Parents Speak Out For The First Time

A public memorial service for Christina Grimmie was held on Friday, June 17th, and during the emotional service both Tina and Bud Grimmie, parents to Christina, shared some heartfelt words about the passing of their daughter.

Tina stepped up to the podium first (via US Weekly), saying: “I don’t have too much to say. To anybody who says that I’m strong, I want you to know that I’m the weakest person here and I declare my dependence on Jesus Christ because I don’t have anything else. It’s just so much.”

As she started to breakdown, husband Bud gave her a hug and then said: “I don’t like being in front of crowds, but this crowd has blessed me beyond words,” he said. “I want to share what I’ve shared with several people here and that’s that there’s this gigantic hole in my heart that I know is never going to go away.”

He added: “God showed me that he’s way bigger than that hole.”

Bud continued: “The three things that keep me walking upright, otherwise I would just be a crumpled up mess in the corner, are that I know I’m going to see her again … she’s way better off now, she’s more alive now than she’s ever been, she’s not going to be hurt anymore, and thirdly, and this is where I’m wrestling, is that God’s plan is better than my plan,”

After Christina’s father stepped down, her brother Marcus offered just a few brief words, admitting he just doesn’t know what to say yet.

“I don’t have anything to say, I don’t have words still and it’s a good and bad thing. All I’m going to say is thank God for the mark that she left on this world.”

Christina Grimmie was just 22 years old when she was taken from her loving family, but the joy she brought to others will certainly live on for a long time to come.