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Posted:Monday,February24,20142:32pm|Updated:4:23
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OnMonday,Feb.1110,
AmberNicoleKarr,18,
diedwhenthetruckshe
PostedonFeb24,2014
wasridinginlostcontrol
byLuraRylant
andstruckapickup
pullingatrailerhead
abouttwomilessouthofStephenvilleonU.S.Hwy.281
justbefore9p.m.

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Karr,however,wasntridingalone.

Courtesy:Karr'sFacebookpage

KDRwillbedonating$1,000of
theirfundstoKarr'sfamily.

Shewastravelingwithherfianc,CamronBurris,20,
whowasdrivingthe2005GMCpickupwhenhelost
controlafterhittingapatchoficeandveeredinto
oncomingtraffic,accordingtoDubGillum,a
spokesmanforDPS.
Inlightofthatnight,DeeganBurris,thecouplesson
whohadjustturned9monthsold,wasstrappedintoa
carseatinthebackseatandwasnotinjured.

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Afterhearingofthesituation,membersofKarrsfamily
cameimmediatelytothescene,buttherewerethree
TarletonStateUniversitystudentswhoarrivedbeforeanyoneelse.

GSAmakesstrideswithstudent

JoseFiscal,ScottNewburyandKeaunoPerez,threemembersoftheKappaDeltaRhofraternity,pulleduptothe
accidentandimmediatelybegantoassisttheoccupantsofthevehiclesinvolved.

TarletontohostscreeningofThe

ThethreegentlemenattendedKarrsfuneralonSaturday,Feb.15,butseeingDeegan'sface,theysaid,the
studentsfeltmovedtodomorethanwhattheyalreadyhad.
WhenthemenheardthattheCowboyChurchofErathCountywascollectingmoneyforatrustfundforDeegan
inhonorofhismother,theydecidedtofindawaytocontribute.
ThemoodatthefuneralhomewasreallygloomyandwhenIsawthechildhewassohappyandinnocent.He
wasjustbeingababy,Fiscalsaid.Eventhoughwesawhowtheaccidenthappened,heshealthyandIknow
thathehasabrighterfutureahead.
KappaDeltaRhosannualRentAGentphilanthropyeventisnormallyheldinthespring,andalltheproceeds
usuallygotothefosterhomeinStephenville.

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However,thisyearthechapterhasdecidedthattheyshoulddonatetheproceedstoDeeganandhisfamily.
Thefosterhomereallybenefitsmorefromourtimethanourmoney.Wereallywant[to]givebacktothisfamily
andtheirlostlovedone,[and]thisisonelittlewaywecandoso,Newburysaid.Therewasnothingforustodo
forAmberbutthisisawaywecanhelpherfamily.Ifeellikeshesgoingtolivethroughherbabyandthisisa
wayforustohelpher.

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Update:KDRsRentaGentraised$2,002,and$1,000willbedonatedtoDeegan.
Correction:Duetomisinformationfromasource,wehavebeeninformedofmistakesinthisstory.Thecouples'
son'snameisDeegan,andKarrpassedawayonFeb.10,notFeb.11.Weofferourdeepestcondolencestothe
family,andforanyconfusionthismistakemayhavecaused.

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