Homecoming Queen Dies in Texas Floods On Way Home From Prom
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A homecoming queen on her way home from from her prom was killed by floodwaters in Devine, Texas, about 35 miles southwest of San Antonio.
Alyssa Ramirez, who was also a cheerleader who played tennis and volleyball, spent Saturday night at her prom and was driving home Sunday when floodwaters swept her car off the road, according to NBC affiliate WOAI and a funeral home.
There were no barricades on the road and Ramirez's car stalled out in the high water a few miles from her home, Roberta Ramirez, Alyssa's aunt, told the station.
"She did the right things," Roberta Ramirez said. "She called 911. She called her father, but it was just too much and too quick."
Alyssa Ramirez's parents went to search for her but to no avail, Roberta Ramirez said.
"They weren't able to find her until this morning," Roberta Ramirez told WOAI. "They [her parents] rest assured that she was a very strong believer and she has her place in Heaven and they'll meet her again soon."
An obituary provided by Hurley Funeral Home in Devine, Texas, read in part:
"Alyssa was the homecoming queen of Devine High School, as well as a star athlete in tennis and volleyball. She was student council President, cheerleader and co-editor of the high school yearbook. She was very friendly to all who crossed her path, loved her family, her friends and the town of Devine. She had aspirations of being an Optometrist. She will be sorely missed by all. The following excerpt is what she posted 9 days before she died:
'Faith grows through hardship. Faith does not grow in a garden of property, but in a desert of tribulation. Even though it is never pleasant to experience hardship, it teaches us to persevere and to cling to God. He will never desert us.'"
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[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/homecoming-queen-dies-texas-floods-way-home-prom-n364341[/url]
There's been so much rain around my area, I've gotten 3 flood warnings tonight from my phone.
RIP.
Her life was so promising, too. Can't imagine what the parents are going through.
I live in Houston, and by god we are getting hit hard. Everywhere is flooding! I can see how dangerous this stuff is.
Don't drive through flood waters..
Whats a homecoming Queen?
[QUOTE=Complifused;47806292]Whats a homecoming Queen?[/QUOTE]
Winner of a popularity contest, basically.
[QUOTE=Complifused;47806292]Whats a homecoming Queen?[/QUOTE]
a homecoming is basically a welcome back party for alumni. Homecoming queens, or kings (or both, in a co-ed school) are nominated usually from the senior students, it's not much different from prom queen or prom king. Basically like picking a well known face, or similar, in a popularity contest.
[QUOTE=Complifused;47806292]Whats a homecoming Queen?[/QUOTE]
A beautiful person who's life is a apparently worth more than the other people who were killed in this shit.
[QUOTE=Bradyns;47806209]Don't drive through flood waters..[/QUOTE]
Time and time again, people try and it always ends horribly.
Just don't do it under any circumstances, fuck me.
RIP.
[QUOTE=usaokay;47806223]The only logical solution is to build a huge river that leads from Texas to California.[/QUOTE]
That's not logical at all, dude, what the hell. Do you have any idea how much that would cost?
e: Not to mention the geographic logistics of this proposed giant river, or the disastrous environmental impact. The more I think about, it the less logical it gets.
[QUOTE=joshjet;47806313]A beautiful person who's life is a apparently worth more than the other people who were killed in this shit.[/QUOTE]
Not a single person has said that. Not even the article itself even comes close. What are you on about?
[QUOTE=joshjet;47806313]A beautiful person who's life is a apparently worth more than the other people who were killed in this shit.[/QUOTE]
stop watching teen flicks
My area just got 8 inches of rain in just 3 hours.
It's been raining for like two or three weeks straight where I am. Constant storms, flood warnings every night, and even tornados a day or so ago.
Shit's fucked in Texas.
el paso here, no rain in sight. :(
best of luck to the rest of you
RIP, poor girl but a lease she got a really nice last night
[QUOTE=Zakuvo99;47807043]RIP, poor girl but a lease she got a really nice last night[/QUOTE]
I'm sure her last moments screaming and looking for a pocket of air as her car sank were really enjoyable.
Man that really sucks for her. The storm hit us very damn hard and there are several roads here that can flood in just a few minutes of heavy rain.
[QUOTE=Aspen;47807078]I'm sure her last moments screaming and looking for a pocket of air as her car sank were really enjoyable.[/QUOTE]
"Maybe I can use this teenagers death for some good zingers"
We're absolutely saturated. It's been raining in Texas for weeks daily. People are stranded on highways all over, entire sections are underwater because the Bayous are up 13 feet. It's not any better in the West, too. A house of 12 people washed away and can't be found, and a dam broke in Bastrop. A tornado killed 13 in Mexico. I'd like to make a thread about all the rain in Texas but I won't be on a computer in awhile.
Live stream: [url]http://m.click2houston.com/news/severe-weather-pounds-houston-area/33202420[/url]
My cousins car and part of his house are destroyed. This is dangerous stuff
Nope no global warming in Texas, the state governors all said so
i can't decide if i prefer the flooding or the draught
[QUOTE=usaokay;47807229]Sorry, I wasn't aware of the political, economical, environmental, and overall illogical nature of what I just suggested.
However thanks to my crack team of backbone scientists composed of fifth grade kids who got a B or higher on their Earth Science essay, we have come to a solid conclusion on how to solve this impact: We get a bunch of dynamite and blow up a huge crater in a specific part of Texas (preferably Weslaco. Fuck that place) . Not only would we solve the flood issue, but we would also get a kickass lake to waterski on and have some awesome sex with your mother.
This will stop all of the saddening deaths such as that poor girl mentioned. Think on it. Waterskiing.[/QUOTE]
8/10. needs more awesome sex with your mother, doritos and Mtn Dew
[QUOTE=Sableye;47807575]Nope no global warming in Texas, the state governors all said so[/QUOTE]
It's El Niño.
Eh, she's Mexican. There's probably fifty more coming in from Mexico as we speak. Big deal.
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Over the past few weeks where I live in Texas, we got several flash flood warnings and a tornado. At least we got 10-12 inches of rain.
[QUOTE=OvB;47807353]We're absolutely saturated. It's been raining in Texas for weeks daily. People are stranded on highways all over, entire sections are underwater because the Bayous are up 13 feet. It's not any better in the West, too. A house of 12 people washed away and can't be found, and a dam broke in Bastrop. A tornado killed 13 in Mexico. I'd like to make a thread about all the rain in Texas but I won't be on a computer in awhile.
Live stream: [url]http://m.click2houston.com/news/severe-weather-pounds-houston-area/33202420[/url][/QUOTE]
Dude... The first commercial was from a water park...
[QUOTE=joshjet;47806313]A beautiful person who's life is a apparently worth more than the other people who were killed in this shit.[/QUOTE]
Did you lose the vote or something?
[QUOTE=usaokay;47806223]The only logical solution is to build a huge river that leads from Texas to California.[/QUOTE]
Arizona and New Mexico would dry that bitch up long before it touches California.
Selfish fucking states.
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