Balloon release for Lauren Robinson-Holliday

HOUSTON — “We love you, Lauren.”

Those 4 phrases may well be heard for blocks as loads of members of the family and buddies accumulated at Hightower High School Saturday to keep in mind Lauren Robinson-Holliday, the lady killed in a crash, along side 5 others, in downtown Houston ultimate weekend.

“She was well known, well respected,” mentioned Robinson-Holliday’s father. “She was my baby. She was sweet.”

Orange and inexperienced balloons crammed the sky in Missouri City to honor Robinson-Holliday. Orange was once her favourite colour, and inexperienced was once for Hightower High School — the place Robinson-Holliday cheered and graduated from. 

Robinson-Holliday was once riding house after selecting up her buddies when, in line with Houston police, a automotive sped via a crimson gentle and hit them. Robinson-Holliday and 3 of her buddies, who had been former University of Houston soccer avid gamers, had been killed. An blameless bystander, who police mentioned was once homeless, was once additionally killed in addition to the motive force of the opposite automotive who hit them. 

Many individuals who knew Robinson-Holliday are suffering to simply accept she’s long past.

“It’s just a tragedy, but we just can’t stay stuck in it. We gotta move on and she would want it the same way.”

One of her brothers mentioned she was once an excellent instance for many. He was once crushed by way of the give a boost to from the group the place they grew up and thanked folks for loving his sister. 

“She was one of the most amazing and admirable human beings,” he mentioned. “Her eyes were loud. Her laugh was loud because she loved life. She loved to laugh and she loved to live it. She lived it.”

He mentioned everybody in her automotive that night time was once authentic, good-hearted folks. 

Robinson-Holliday leaves at the back of a partner, oldsters, siblings and a whole group that wanted she was once nonetheless right here. 

Robinson-Holliday can be laid to relaxation Monday at The Fountain of Praise Church. There can be a public visitation at 1 p.m. and the funeral carrier will start at 2 p.m. 

Former NFL, UH soccer participant D.J. Hayden laid to relaxation

Former NFL and University of Houston soccer participant D.J. Hayden was once some of the sufferers within the crash. 

He and Robinson-Holliday had been nice buddies who grew up in combination. 

Hayden was once laid to relaxation Saturday in a funeral that was once packed along with his members of the family, buddies or even some lovers. 

Hayden made nationwide headlines in 2012 when he suffered a life-threatening damage in a convention at UH. After that damage, he had surgical procedure to fix a tear in the principle blood vessel that leads into the guts. The surgical procedure was once a prevail and Hayden ended up changing into a first-round draft select of the Oakland Raiders in 2013 and performed in 8 seasons via 2020 for the Raiders, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Though many know him as an excellent soccer participant, his two younger daughters take into account him as being one in reality cool dad. 

“He always let us put makeup and nail polish on him,” said his oldest daughter during his funeral service. “He always bought us the best shoes. He would watch little rascals with us. He surprised us with a trip to Puerto Rico, but when it was bedtime, he put himself to sleep first.”

Hayden, along side the opposite UH soccer avid gamers who had been killed — Zachary McMillian and Ralph Oragwu — had been venerated Saturday by way of the present UH soccer workforce. Players wore ribbons on their helmets with the initials DH, ZM and RO.

Watch members of the family, buddies and previous teammates talk at Hayden’s funeral within the video under:

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