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riversedge

(76,673 posts)
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:55 PM Thursday

Her horse walked behind the hearse as the streets of Bellville fell silent -- a final farewell to an 8-year-old lost in t

Cherishing the good memories is the only way to get through such a loss-that of a child.




Her horse walked behind the hearse as the streets of Bellville fell silent — a final farewell to an 8-year-old lost in the July 4 flood. 💔

HER STORY: https://khou.com/article/news/s



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Her horse walked behind the hearse as the streets of Bellville fell silent -- a final farewell to an 8-year-old lost in t (Original Post) riversedge Thursday OP
DURec leftstreet Thursday #1
So sad 😭 Emile Thursday #2
Heartsick KNR niyad Thursday #3
Oh gawd SheltieLover Thursday #4
;-( elleng Thursday #5
Heartbreaking n/t SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #6
Poor baby. Srkdqltr Thursday #7
Way too hard, some parents are left with too much pain. Passages Thursday #8
And it's all due... GiqueCee Thursday #9
And let us not forget the lying bastards running that good christian camp niyad Thursday #13
I remembered him... GiqueCee Thursday #15
Killed by Republicans, Fox News, Trump, Musk, the Doge boys and just stupidity. Botany Thursday #10
So very sad. republianmushroom Thursday #11
Unimagineable sadness.. mountain grammy Thursday #12
Heart wrenching. chowder66 Thursday #14
Poor baby Danmel Thursday #16
K n R with.... JoeOtterbein Thursday #17
I'm crying. judesedit Thursday #18
. BoRaGard Thursday #19
OMG is that sad. And to think it could have been avoided. Vinca Thursday #20
So sad 😢 MustLoveBeagles Thursday #21
It makes me feel sad. Life can really be tough. Being close to this girl would hurt beyond my imagination. twodogsbarking Thursday #22
R-I-P Sweetheart 🙏 Raine Thursday #23
Ouch Lulu KC Thursday #24
This is heartbreaking. Swede Thursday #25
Oh, my.... Beacool Thursday #26
This isn't getting the outrage it would if it happened JI7 Thursday #27
... orangecrush Thursday #28
What's that lump in my throat...? calimary Friday #29

GiqueCee

(2,580 posts)
9. And it's all due...
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:36 PM
Thursday

... to Trump gutting the weather warning agency, and the MAGA assholes who refused funding from Biden for warning system updates. What irredeemable filth.
Sadly, sociopaths cannot feel shame or remorse, but psychopaths like Miller take pleasure in the pain they cause.

niyad

(125,360 posts)
13. And let us not forget the lying bastards running that good christian camp
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:56 PM
Thursday

who lied for years about the location of those cabins, and the oh-so-wonderful director who held off evacuating the camp for over an hour after the warning came in.

GiqueCee

(2,580 posts)
15. I remembered him...
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:37 PM
Thursday

... after I'd posted. Thanks for filling in the gaps! It's a shame he died trying to be the hero. His public disgrace would have been some very satisfying schadenfreude.

Botany

(74,808 posts)
10. Killed by Republicans, Fox News, Trump, Musk, the Doge boys and just stupidity.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:40 PM
Thursday

We don’t want that flood warning system, “because Biden is a communist.”
Actual quote from ‘21 by a Kerr County resident.

She is my granddaughter’s age. She should be starting 3rd grade in about a month.

Oh little Miss Virginia If I could I would take your place.

twodogsbarking

(14,514 posts)
22. It makes me feel sad. Life can really be tough. Being close to this girl would hurt beyond my imagination.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:45 PM
Thursday

Beacool

(30,428 posts)
26. Oh, my....
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:53 PM
Thursday

One of the saddest things to see is a riderless horse with the boots facing backwards. It's more heartbreaking when that horse's rider was just 8 years old.

Rest in peace, Virginia. May you be riding in Heaven.






JI7

(92,344 posts)
27. This isn't getting the outrage it would if it happened
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:53 PM
Thursday

in California or some other blue state.

In fact the outrage is all about "how dare they politicize".

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