CSC hosts memorial service

The CSC softball team and the athletic department hosted a memorial service for Fatima Larios Tuesday night. The service was open to the public.

Father Timothy Stoner of Chadron’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Church led the service with an opening prayer and some words for the softball  team and others in attendance.

Joel Smith Jr., CSC athletic director, then opened the stage for members of the softball team to talk.

Teammates read poems, and talked about Larios’ life as a friend, as a teammate, and as a person who loved life.

A general agreement between all speakers was that Larios was a person who lived life to the fullest. They said she was always the life of the party.

After a handful of softball players spoke, Head Softball Coach Robert Stack eulogized.

Stack and his wife attended the funeral service for Larios on Monday in California.

Stack reflected many of the same statements as the players about Larios.

He then expressed his thanks to everyone who has offered sympathies and condolences to Stack and his team. He said he appreciates everyone who has reached out to him. Every team in the RMAC has contacted Stack to offer sympathies, he said.

When Larios’ father was on campus last week, the softball team presented him with one of Larios’ game jerseys and Stack gave Larios’ mother another jersey Monday at the funeral.

The maroon game jersey and Larios’ glove will travel with the team to all of the games.

A slideshow of pictures from Larios’ hometown of Monterey, California, and of her time here at CSC was shown to end the service.

Larios was found dead in High Rise dormitory Jan. 31. The Chadron Police Department and the County Attorney and Coroner are still investigating her death.