Local Woman Shares Memories Of Attending MJ Memorial

A local woman just back from the Jackson memorial in Los Angeles shared her memories of Michael with Channel 11 News.

Alexis Tuckfelt was visiting her brother in Arizona when she entered and won the lottery for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial.

She went to L.A. and signed a giant greeting card for the service.

Tuckfelt told us about the moment Queen Latifah mentioned Pittsburgh.

“When she read the poem and she mentioned Pittsburgh -- from Johannesburg to Pittsburgh -- part of me wanted to shout out, but I had to control myself,” Tuckfelt said. “To find out I was the only person from Pittsburgh selected to be there, it was surreal.”

Tuckfelt is still wearing the gold wristband that got her into the memorial.