The recent tragic flooding in Central Texas has claimed the lives of two young children deeply connected to Miami’s champion for childhood education, David Lawrence Jr. The eight-year-old twin granddaughters of Lawrence, Hanna and Rebecca, were among the casualties in a catastrophic flood at Camp Mystic in Kerr County. Lawrence Jr., a fervent advocate for early childhood development through his work with The Children’s Movement of Florida, is mourning the loss of his family members.
As per reports from WSVN, the twins were attending the camp along with their 14-year-old sister Harper when the Guadalupe River’s waters rose violently. In what has now become a grave loss, only Harper was found safe while the younger girls tragically perished in the floods. Kerr County officials have confirmed the death toll at 68, with 28 children, including the twin girls, having lost their life.
Their grandfather, who once served as the publisher of the Miami Herald, expressed his grief and remembered the joy his granddaughters brought to the family, as detailed in a report from CBS Miami. “It has been an unimaginable time for all of us. Hanna and Rebecca gave their parents John and Lacy and sister Harper, and all in our family, so much joy. They and that joy can never be forgotten,” Lawrence said…