DENVER — Family, friends, and past and present colleagues of the late State Senator Faith Winter gathered on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to remember her legacy during a memorial service Friday afternoon.

The late Sen. Winter died at the age of 45 in a multi-vehicle crash on I-25 last Friday . She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker, according to The Colorado Sun .

"A lot of people are going to be coming together today to pay their respects to Senator Winter, who mentored so many of the people who are going to be coming to honor her," said Shad Murib, the chair for the Colorado Democratic Party.

Murib was among the many who attended the service Friday afternoon. He spoke with Denver7 about some of the memories he holds of the late senator. DENV

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