Daughter of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, killed at Kansas City Chiefs parade, to continue mother’s DJing legacy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - Liza Lopez-Galvan, a DJ, was killed at the Kansas City Chiefs parade. Now her 19-year-old daughter is continuing her DJing legacy.

Adriana Galvan has spent lots of time preparing for her first DJ gig in what she calls “the man cave.”

“A lot of my family and friends know it as the party house,” Galvan said. “This is where we have all of our gatherings.”

Galvan, whose first DJ gig was on Saturday, wanted to “step up and take over” after her father was struggling to cancel all the gigs that her mother booked before her death.

She said it’s a bittersweet thing.

“We’re hanging in there. We’re just trying to stay positive and just honor her really, but it has been a struggle these past couple of weeks,” she said.

Galvan describes her mom as a social butterfly.

“She was a very outgoing person. She would talk to a stranger on the street. If someone was having a bad day, she would be the one to lift your spirits up,” she said.

Galvan decided to continue using her mom’s DJ name and even included “Ya Te Vi,” a song her mom was known for playing at her gigs to Saturday’s playlist. She says they would sing it together often.

“I feel her, I’d say. It’s just her in my head. I hear her voice every time it’s playing, her singing in the car every day,” she said.

Galvan says she wears the bracelet her mom wore to the Chiefs parade so that she always has a piece of her mom with her.

Galvan and her family are grateful for the outpouring of support and continue to ask for thoughts and prayers.

“Thank you,” she said. “I appreciate everything that you guys are doing for us and my family. I love all the support and love that you bring us every day.”