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Texas Hill Country Memorial Funds

The 2025 Guadalupe River flooding that swept through the Texas Hill Country brought heartbreaking loss and devastation, leaving families, friends, and neighbors forever changed. Amid the grief, we hold close the memories of the lives taken too soon, remembering the love they radiated and shared with the world.

Shining Legacies Amid a Storm

Greater Houston Community Foundation has partnered with seven families to honor the lives of their daughters lost in these catastrophic floods. Each beloved girl radiated joy, with their smiles beaming with kindness and their hearts reflecting a light that uplifted others. Though their time was too brief, they all left a beautiful, enduring legacy—a reflection of compassion, friendship, and unwavering joy. These funds each serve as a lasting tribute, ensuring their lights continue to shine and brighten the lives of others in the community they so deeply touched.

If you are a Community Foundation fundholder and would like to recommend a grant from your donor advised fund, please contact us at [email protected].

Banner Photo Credit: Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty Images file

Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal Memorial Foundation

The Lytal family invites you to contribute to a special fund established in memory of their precious daughter, Kellyanne, who passed away in the tragic flood at Camp Mystic on July 4, 2025. This fund will support meaningful philanthropic efforts that reflect Kellyanne’s kind spirit and will ensure that her light continues to shine brightly in the world.

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The Blakely McCrory Children’s Fund

Blakely McCrory’s life was tragically cut short on July 4, 2025 in the devastating flooding at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. The Blakely McCrory Children’s Fund will further the mission of organizations aimed to create a world where children can thrive and reach their full potential, focusing on health, education, and overall well-being.

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The Greta Katherine Toranzo Memorial Fund

Whether at home, at school, in the pool, or on the tennis court, Greta radiated joy. She was a caring big sister to her little brother, Oliver, and a friend to so many at Sinclair Elementary, the Timbergrove Sports Association, and the Briar Club. Donations to Greta’s fund will be dispersed to established nonprofits with missions close to Greta’s heart. We imagine her watching with joy from heaven as we help others in her honor.

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The Katherine Ferruzzo Legacy Foundation Fund

Katherine Ferruzzo lost her life in the catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. Katherine was serving as a camp counselor—a role she took on with deep love and unwavering joy. The Katherine Ferruzzo Legacy Foundation will direct funds to support children, especially those with special needs, because helping them thrive was something Katherine was wholeheartedly committed to.

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The Margaret Gaffney Sheedy Memorial Fund

Margaret was a shining light and special gift to all who knew her. One of her greatest joys was being a friend–always inclusive, dependable, welcoming, and ready to giggle for hours. The Margaret Gaffney Sheedy Memorial Fund has been established by her loving family to honor Margaret’s legacy of kindness and friendship, and will be used to support causes dear to Margaret’s heart.  The Sheedy family is immensely grateful for your willingness to contribute to her legacy.

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The Molly Claire DeWitt Legacy Fund

To continue to honor the beautiful life and enduring legacy of Molly DeWitt, The Molly Claire DeWitt Legacy Fund to serve causes that mattered the most to her. Endlessly creative, spunky, and strong-willed, Molly’s radiant heart was as expansive as her imagination. Molly noticed and was drawn to those people on the margins and in need, and from an early age she displayed a desire to offer care, kindness, and empathy to refugees, the homeless, and children in pain.

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The Virginia Hollis Memorial Fund

Virginia had 8 endlessly creative, wildly curious, and brilliantly gifted years.

The Virginia Hollis Memorial Fund intends to support children in chasing their dreams and developing the wonderful talent in their soul. They can then share their triumphs in Virginia’s honor, passing on her profound love of life.

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Heaven's 27 Foundation

We invite you to honor the lives and legacies of the 27 campers and counselors who died during the July floods at Camp Mystic by supporting Heaven’s 27 Fund—a joint donor advised fund established through the San Antonio Area Foundation—ensuring the names of these girls are cherished and their impact continues to shine for generations to come. Periodically, funds contributed will be distributed equally to each girl’s fund. The individual families will then use their portion for things such as providing scholarships, funding youth programs, and supporting vulnerable groups  to spread joy and hope in their daughters’ names.

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