Twin granddaughters of former Miami Herald publisher David Lawrence Jr. die in Texas flood

Former publisher of the Miami Herald and founder of the Children s Movement of Florida David Lawrence Jr has tragically lost his two eight-year-old granddaughters in the Texas flash floods executives say Lawrence dedicated his life to making life better for children advocating for early childhood improvement programs to ensure they were given the best chances to succeed in academics and in life My mission is to make sure the children have the best practicable chance of succeeding in school and in life he declared Kerr County once the home of Camp Mystic and other youth camps approved the deaths of casualties Among the death toll children have also lost their lives Among them eight-year-old twin girls Hanna and Rebecca passed away while attending Camp Mystic with their -year-old sister Harper Only Harper would be located alive David Lawrence Jr mourns the deaths of his two granddaughters he described the Herald on Sunday Agents and participants in Texas have vowed to continue to search for the missing casualties Florida has also reportedly sent crews to promotion the rescue efforts