Recalling lives lost in water that submerged Texas Hill Country

Some moments pierce through everything and demand to be written. The catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas is one of them.

For those who missed it, the Guadalupe River rose more than 25 feet in under two hours. The violent flash flood swept through Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp near Hunt, Texas, as well as a nearby all-boys summer camp, Camp La Junta. While both were impacted, Camp Mystic took the brunt of the resulting devastation.

When the flood hit, there were 750 girls, ages 8 to 17, there. As of now, 27 campers and counselors have been confirmed dead, with 11 more...