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The gathering heard from family and friends.

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The 17-year-old died in hospital after being stabbed April 11 while riding the Route 503 bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard.

Kaiden Mintenko, 20, of Burnaby is charged with second-degree murder. His next appearance in Surrey provincial court is set for May 8.

Holly Indridson, mother of Ethan Bespflug, 17, stabbed to death on a Surrey bus, speaks at his celebration of life Thursday at Whalley's Holland Park.

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