people, it had 9 people. eight of the people in that van, all children, died. the one person who was rescued from the wreckage by passers-by and they were the heroes here, were the ranch director. she was pulled unconscious from that van. she lost two of her own children in that crash. and then there were two other victims, a father and daughter, aged 29 and 9 months, who died in another vehicle. weather is being looked at as a potential cause. there was very bad weather in the area at the time. the man who is the ceo of this girl s ranch that oversees it says that they are devastated. we lost eight young people that can make a difference in our world. we lost eight young people that didn t have a chance to have their own children. we lost eight young people that can t break the cycle of where they ve been and change it for their children. we had two vans of children coming back from the beach, and also a chase car, but they were
they ve been and change it for their children. we had two vans of children coming back from the beach and also a chase car but they were several miles apart. the first van was the one that had the accident. we had nine people in that van and eight fatalities and one survivor in that van yesterday. that s the tragedy that we re faced with. reporter: many of the children who died in that van had come from homes where they have parents who were caught up in through addiction or the children themselves had been abused. now this organization, which is run primarily through charitable donations, must bury eight children and have eight funerals. how they ll get through it with the grief, they re not sure, and how they will pay for it? well, as they say, god only knows. unimaginable grief there. to washington now.
yesterday, we lost eight young people that can make a difference in our world. we lost eight young people that didn t have a chance to have their own children. we lost eight young people that can t break the cycle of where they have been and change it for their children. we have two vans of children coming back from the beach and also a chase car, but they were several miles apart. and the first van was the one that had the accident. we had we had nine people in that van, we had eight fatalities and one survivor in that van yesterday. that s the tragedy that we re faced with. reporter: many of the children had been taken into custody by the state, taken from homes where they had suffered abuse or had drug addicted parents. just an awful story. pamela? no words. no words for this. martin savidge, thank you.
own children in the very same crash. it was a fiery wreck and everyone who was there said it was absolutely horrendous. i want you to listen to the words of michael smith. he is the ceo of the alabama youth ranch that oversees this ranch. when you look at what we lost yesterday, we lost eight young people that can make a difference in our world. we lost eight young people that didn t have a chance to have their own children. we lost eight young people that can t break the cycle of where they have been and change it for their children. we had two vans of children coming back from the beach, and also a chase car. but there were several miles apart. and the first van was the one that had the accident. we had we had nine people in that van.
Sep 12, 1946
Feb 26, 2021
W. Hampton Beesley III died peacefully from cancer on Thursday, February 25 at his home in San Angelo, Texas attended by his dogs, children, and wife Bonnie of 52 years. Over his 74 years Hamp nurtured a loving family, helped people of all walks of life through his law practice, supported jazz music and the Arts, traveled the world, and became an admired and beloved community member.
Born in Austin, TX in 1946, he and his family soon moved to San Angelo where Hamp would live out the rest of his days. He became an Eagle Scout, and at age 15 drove a delivery truck for his father’s business, West Texas Frozen Foods. Hamp graduated from Central High School in 1964 and from University of Texas in 1968, with a B.B.A. in accounting. At UT he met his future wife, Bonnie, on a substitute blind date. Hamp served in the Army Reserves from 1968 to 1974 and graduated from University of Texas Law School at Austin in 1972. He then returned to his hometown where