AP intern Armando Montano celebrated at service

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of friends and colleagues gathered Sunday for a memorial celebration for Armando Montano, a news intern for The Associated Press who died at age 22 in Mexico City.

The service was held at Colorado College, where Montano’s parents, Diane Alters and Mario Montano, both teach. It was by turns tearful and full of laughter as those gathered recounted how Montano — who was known as “Mando”— had great passion for journalism, family, friends and life.