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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A former Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association queen is being celebrated on what would have been her 40th birthday.
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Katherine Smith, the MAMGA Queen in 2017, was killed in a DUI crash in September 2024 while driving on Airport Boulevard.
Friends and family gathered near a mural painted in her honor on Thursday, March 26, to reflect on her memory.
“We celebrate her,” Barbara Smith, Katherine’s mother, said. “She loved life. She was just fun. Enjoyed life, enjoyed people, enjoyed helping people. And, we are just here to honor her tonight. She’s a great person.”…