As floodwaters tore through central Texas last Friday, a father’s final act has come to light—both chilling and heartbreaking.
Jeff Ramsey, 61, and his wife Tanya, 46, were asleep in their Airstream at HTR RV Park in Kerrville when the Guadalupe River surged, destroying everything in its path. Moments before the flood hit, Jeff left emotional voicemails for his children, Jake and Rachel:
“Buddy. I love you so much. It doesn’t look like we are going to make it. Tell Rachey I love her.”
Then another: “We’re dying, we’re dying!”—with rushing water and Tanya’s screams in the background. It was the last anyone heard from them.
Tragically, an evacuation alert from the RV park arrived just as Jeff was recording his message—too late to save them. Still, he used his final moments to warn Tanya’s family in a nearby cabin, saving their lives.
Tanya’s body was later recovered; Jeff remains missing.
Jake remembers Tanya as a loving stepmom and cancer survivor. Jeff, an insurance salesman and devoted volunteer at the Adaptive Training Foundation, was described by friends as having a “servant’s heart.”
Amid the devastation, one miracle emerged: the couple’s dog, Chloe, was found alive at a shelter.
Jake is grieving deeply and blames the failure of the alert system. At a memorial, he met with Sen. Tan Parker, who promised change. But for Jake, it came too late.
“The only thing I’m aware of that was done was my dad was sent a text after it was already too late.”