It was a celebration characteristic of Grijalva, a man near-peerless among Arizona political figures for the old-school, grassroots web of devotees that he built, and which, those devotees say, will live and breathe long after his death.

Arizona’s elected leaders are honoring the life of the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva. The 77-year-old Arizona Democrat died this month after a battle with cancer. Gov. Katie Hobbs has set July 15 and Sept.

Raúl Grijalva’s political career began not on the stump, but on the streets, marching, picketing and organizing his way into the spotlight.