Organizers expect thousands at memorial

In the weeks following TapouT founder Charles “Mask” Lewis’ death in a Newport Beach car wreck, his company has been inundated with people wishing to say one last goodbye at his memorial next week.

Organizers said the memorial service, scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Crystal Cathedral, 12141 Lewis St. in Garden Grove, will be public and they expect thousands to show.

The theme of the memorial will be “Simply Believe: A Celebration of Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Jr.”

Lewis was killed in the early hours of March 11 when his Ferrari lost control on Jamboree Road north of Eastbluff Drive and slammed into a light pole, shattering the car in two.

A woman in the car with Lewis suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Police said Jeffrey David Kirby, 51, of Costa Mesa, was driving alongside Lewis that morning and hit his Ferrari.

He was charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and is scheduled to be arraigned May 5.

— Joseph Serna