
The life of Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash Dec. 9, was celebrated Wednesday at a memorial service. (Associated Press)

The life of Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash Dec. 9, was celebrated Wednesday at a memorial service. (Associated Press)

Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera died in the crash of an airplane early Sunday after she performed a concert in Monterry, Mexico. (Associated Press)

Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera died in the crash of an airplane early Sunday after she performed a concert in Monterry, Mexico. (Associated Press)

Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera died in the crash of an airplane early Sunday after she performed a concert in Monterry, Mexico. (Associated Press)

**FILE** Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera poses during an interview in Los Angeles on March 8, 2012. (Associated Press)

Fan Jose Ruelas lights a candle outside the home of singer Jenni Rivera's mother in Lakewood, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2012. Rivera died the previous day in a plane crash in Mexico. (Associated Press)

Singer Jenni Rivera is seen on a video screen at a music store in Mexico City on Dec. 10, 2012. U.S. authorities confirmed that Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a Dec. 9 plane crash in northern Mexico. (Associated Press)

A person takes a CD of singer Jenni Rivera displayed for sale at a music store in Mexico City on Dec. 10, 2012. U.S. authorities confirmed that Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a Dec. 9 plane crash in northern Mexico. (Associated Press)