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Almost a month after the catastrophic Hill Country floods swept away local residents, out-of-towners and summer campers, Texas Rangers have released the names of the 119 people who lost their lives.
On July 4, heavy rain caused the Guadalupe River to rise 36 feet, hitting Kerr County in the Texas Hill Country the hardest.
People of all ages from all over Texas, from Midland to Beaumont, were on the list released by the Texas Rangers on Friday. The youngest victims were 1 year old; the oldest was 91.
Among the victims were a mother and daughter from Florida visiting their vacation home in Hunt, a family of three from California, and three people from Alabama.
“We are reminded once more of the lives forever changed by this tragedy. These names are not new to our community; they are our family, friends and neighbors, and they are forever engraved in our hearts,” Kerrville officials said in a statement.
Two people remain missing, according to state officials. Authorities did not identify them Friday.
Carol Andrews, 65, from Athens
Joyce Badon, 21, from Beaumont
Mary Baker, 8, from Beaumont
Linda Bason, 78, from San Antonio
Anna Bellows, 8, from Houston
Lila Bonner, 9, from Austin
Robert Brake, 67, from Abilene
Joni Brake, 66, from Abilene
Elizabeth Bryan, 61, from San Antonio
James Bryan, 62, from San Antonio
John Burgess, 39, from Liberty
Julia Burgess, 39, from Liberty
James Burgess, 1, from Liberty
John Burgess V, 5, from Liberty
Ella Cahill, 21, from Beaumont
Brian Carpenter, 36, from Austin
Blake Carpenter, 3, from Austin
Chloe Childress, 18, from Houston
Martha Crawford, 61, from Houston
Michelle Crossland, 50, from Midland
Cody Crossland, 45, from Midland
Molly Dewitt, 9, from Houston
Lucy Dillon, 8, from Houston
Ronald Duke, 80, from Hunt
Richard Dunlap, 73, from Andrews
Josephine Dunlap, 68, from Andrews
Katheryn Eads, 52, from Cibolo
Richard Eastland, 70, from Austin
Steve Edwards, 72, from San Angelo
Penny Ferguson, 76, from Odessa
William Ferguson III, 82, from Odessa
Katherine Ferruzzo, 19, from Houston
Jayda Floyd, 22, from Odessa
Miriam Frizzell, 72, from Abilene
Ellen Getten, 9, from Houston
Sally Graves, 91, from Ingram
Hadley Hanna, 8, from University Park
Blair Harber, 13, from Dallas
William Harber, 76, from Dallas
Charlene Harber, 74, from Dallas
Brooke Harber, 11, from Dallas
Josephine Hardin, 28, from Weston, Fla.
Alyson Hardin, 64, from Weston, Fla.
Aidan Heartfield, 22, from Beaumont
Deana Hillock, 57, from San Antonio
Virginia Hollis, 8, from Bellville
Charlotte Huff, 55, from Kerrville
Janie Hunt, 9, from Dallas
William Huston, 61, from Sherman
Al Iorio, 66, from San Antonio
Mary Kate Jacobe, 8, from Houston
Madelyn Jeffrey, 11, from San Antonio
Penelope Jeffrey, 70, from San Antonio
Emlyn Jeffrey, 70, from San Antonio
Robert Kamin, 50, from Humble
Melissa Kamin, 45, from Humble
Dee Ann Knetsch, 66, from Canyon Lake
Gary Knetsch, 60, from Canyon Lake
Lainey Landry, 9, from Houston
Rebecca Lawrence, 8, from Dallas
Hanna Lawrence, 8, from Dallas
Kellyanne Lytal, 8, from San Antonio
Tianna Mabey, 66, from Ovilla
Claire Manchaca, 21, from Conroe
Sarah Marsh, 8, from Birmingham, Alabama
Bailey Martin, 23, from Odessa
Amanda Martin, 44, from Odessa
Robert Martin, 46, from Odessa
Linnie McCown, 8, from Austin
Blakely McCrory, 8, from Bellaire
Clayton Meadows, 29, from Hamilton
Harley Moeller, 6, from New Braunfels
Megan Moeller, 33, from New Braunfels
Jake Moeller, 38, from New Braunfels
Virginia Naylor, 8, from Dallas
Jose Olvera, 70, from Hunt
Alicia Olvera, 67, from Hunt
Richard Pagard, 71, from Kerrville
Clay Parisher, 1, from Austin
Eloise Peck, 8, from Dallas
Bradley Perry, 49, from League City
Abby Pohl, 8, from Austin
Cynthie Ragsdale, 68, from Hunt
Joel Ramos, 43, from Midland
Tasha Ramos, 48, from Midland
Kyndall Ramos, 17, from Midland
Tanya Ramsey, 46, from Lewisville
Carlos Romero, 1, from Kerrville
Leonardo Romero, 42, from Kerrville
James Rushing, 64, from Sulphur Springs
Cynthia Rushing, 53, from Sulphur Springs
Julian Ryan, 27, from Ingram
Ileana Santana, 66, from Mobile, Ala.
Mila Santana, 5, from Wichita Falls
Camille Santana, 38, from Wichita Falls
Eddie Santana Negron Sr., 69, from Mobile, Ala.
Mollie Schaffer, 76, from Houston
Shon Scott, 53, from Andrews
Margaret, Sheedy, 8, from Houston
Alvaro Miranda Sigala, 69, from San Antonio
Renee Smajstrla, 8, from Ingram
Michael Smith, 67, from Dripping Springs
Pamela Smith, 64, from Dripping Springs
Mary Stevens, 8, from Austin
Greta Toranzo, 10, from Houston
Natalia Venzor, 24, from Kerrville
Roy Walker, 63, from Hunt
Mark Walker, 51, from Kentfield, Calif.
John Walker, 14, from Kentfield, Calif.
Sara Walker, 50, from Kentfield, Calif.
Jeffrey Wilson, 55, from Coldspring
Amber Wilson, 45, from Coldspring
Shiloh Wilson, 12, from Coldspring
Reece Zunker, 36, from Kerrville
Holland Zunker, 3, from Kerrville
Lyle Zunker, 7, from Kerrville
Paula Zunker, 35, from Kerrville
Jeffrey Ramsey, 63, from Lewisville
Cecilia Steward, 8, from Austin
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