Family and friends want to "calm the media down," Jennifer Alvarez said.
"Try to leave us alone, it would be greatly appreciated," said Alvarez, 26. "If we want to make a statement, we'll call the media."
The couple wanted to set the record straight about the bachelor party, which included Sale, that had attended Saturday's Phillies game. The celebrators - and another group, associated with the Fishtown bar Moe's Tavern - eventually became part of the melee in the parking lot outside of McFadden's that resulted in Sale's death.
Most media outlets, except for the Daily News, have reported that the bachelor being honored that day was Sale's future brother-in-law. Not true, said Alvarez, who has been married to her husband for two years.
Alvarez, who said she expected to be in town by Thursday, said the party was held for one of her brother's friends.
Sale's friend Dan Curran created a Web site, www.davesale.bbnow.org, where anyone can donate money that will be used to give the North Penn High School graduate a proper burial. Donations can also be mailed to David Sale Memorial Fund, 291 Cricklewood Circle, Lansdale, Pa. 19446.
And the "Dave Sale Memorial Fund" Facebook page had nearly 500 members yesterday, some of whom left condolence messages.
Curran writes on the Web site that it was created "in memory of my best friend, my brother."
"Dave Sale was an amazing person with the biggest heart. We are all devastated by his loss. Please keep him in your hearts and your prayers," he wrote.
Sale, who loved the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Phillies, helped raise Alvarez's three children, who are 3, 5 and 9 years old, she said. His niece and nephews had not been told that their uncle is dead because they've been visiting relatives. The news will devastate them, Alvarez said.
