Gabby Petito: The ‘girl who touched the world’ remembered as a fearless adventurer
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gabby Petito’s father told mourners at her memorial service that the “entire planet” now knows his daughter’s name, and asked that they take inspiration from her fearless pursuit of adventure. “I want you to be inspired by Gabby, that's what we're looking for,” Joseph Petito said during a heartfelt eulogy on Sunday at Moloney’s Holbrook Funeral Home in Holbrook, New York. open image in gallery The Tailgaters bar in Holbrook, Long Island, left a tribute to Ms Petito on the side of the road near the memorial service “This hit close to home for me because I recently survived a very abusive relationship, very similar to what she experienced and I know in my heart that she did nothing wrong,” Alexandra Kaluta, a neighbour of the Schmidt family in Long Island who came to pay her respects, told The Independent. open image in gallery Camila Almeida didn’t know Gabby Petito but said she wanted to come to the memorial as she felt a kinship with her “She was just following her dream.
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