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Matt and Lauren Kirchgessner with children Addie, 6, and Baylor, 4. The two children died Dec. 4 after an accident in Panama City Beach. Photo provided GoFundMe
SOUTHERN INDIANA â An outpouring of support has come in after two children whose family has deep ties to this area were killed at a Florida golf course last week.
Baylor Matthew Kirchgessner, 4, and Addie Carolyn Kirchgessner, 6, died Dec. 4 after being struck by a truck while playing miniature golf at the Coconut Creek Family Fun Park in Panama City Beach.
Their mother, Lauren, is a teacher in Louisville and their father, Matt, owns Elk Run Golf Club in Jeffersonville. Matt Kirchgessner lived in New Albany and graduated from New Albany High School. The family now resides in Louisville.
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The parents of Addie and Baylor Kirchgessner want the children to live on through a foundation they are establishing to help other children. SUBMITTED PHOTO
SOUTHERN INDIANA â The kindness and generosity of two children killed last week in Panama City Beach, Florida, will live on through a foundation their parents are starting to help other children.
Six-year-old Addie Kirchgessner and her brother, 4-year-old Baylor, died Dec. 4 after injuries sustained when a truck veered onto a miniature golf area at Coconut Creek Family Fun Park where the children were with their parents.
Their father, Matt Kirchgessner, who was raised in New Albany and co-owns Elk Run Golf Club with his father, said the family had been on an extended break in Florida as the children finished this semester of nontraditional learning. Their mother, Lauren, a teacher with Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, was also teaching remotely.