Jenni Rivera’s life celebrated

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. — Jenni Rivera’s “celestial graduation” was marked by festive music, heartfelt speeches in Spanish and English and passionate chants of “Jen-ni! Jenni!”

Rivera’s children and famed singers Olga Tanon and Joan Sebastian performed during the nearly 2½-hour Christian-themed memorial service Wednesday at the Gibson Amphitheatre, where thousands of fans saluted the “Diva de la Banda” who died in a plane crash Dec. 9.