WATCH: Jessica Ghawi's memorial service

SAN ANTONIO - Jessica Ghawi, 24, was the vivacious young face that has come to symbolize all that was lost that tragic night in a Colorado movie theater. Those who knew Jessica well and even some who didn't gathered Saturday morning for a memorial service as they celebrated her life.

The memorial service was held at Community Bible Church where Jessica had grown up and attended church services. Several of her family and friends shared their favorite stories of Jessica.

“The Lord's hands did amazing things through Jessie. I've always been so impressed and inspired by her ambition and endless energy and I know that Jessie is up there singing and dancing for joy now,” said Katie Gardner who had known Jessica since the fifth grade.

At her 24 young years of age Jessica Ghawi left her mark on the world. Her childhood friend, Katie Gardner recalled Jessica's love of life. She said hat included performing since after all she had her sights set for a career in front of the camera as a sports caster.

Her pastor Robert Emmitt said a video shown at the memorial of Jessica falling during a hockey interview while on the ice showed her ability to get up over and over again. The pastor added that is proved her strong will to succeed despite adversity.

“I thought that's it she is a strong willed child because she falls down. This is her moment of glory, first day on the job, cool, hockey, her sport, all excited about it, first day of the job, and then slips and falls right on her rear-end,” explained Pastor Robert Emmitt.

One of Jessica’s cousins, who also spoke at the memorial, said the family knew early on that Jessica was one of a kind.

“Like our Palestinian grandmother and the other Ghawi women, Jessica was a trail blazer, she was courageous and bold. She was unique and honest, and she was genuinely interested in helping other people”.

As the day proved to be an incredible day of strength for Jessica’s family and friends she was remembered for the person she was and for how she left them.

Peter Burns, one of Jessica’s friends from Colorado said, “Our Jessica was pretty, our Jessica was funny, our Jessica was clumsy, our Jessica was perfectly imperfect”.

Jessica’s brother, Jordan wrapped things up when he thanked everyone for attending and left this lasting message.

“I just want to leave you with two things, one is if this coward could do this with this much hate, imagine what we could do with this much love.”