Tivy boys soccer coach among those killed in Hill Country floods, team says

Reece Zunker and his wife Paula died in the deadly floods, the soccer team announced on social media Saturday

Reece Zunker and his wife Paula died in the Hill Country Flood, Tivy High School announced Saturday evening. The boys soccer team said he was not just a coach, but a mentor, teacher and role model for its student athletes. (Tivy Boys Soccer)

KERRVILLE, Texas – Tivy boys soccer coach Reece Zunker and his wife Paula died in the Hill Country flood, the team announced on Facebook on Saturday night.

“Our Tivy Soccer & KISD community is heartbroken with the loss of our leader and inspiration,” the team said on Facebook. “Coach Reece Zunker was not just a soccer coach he was a mentor, teacher and a role model for our Kerrville kids.”

The Zunkers are among the at least 43 killed by the devastating Hill County floods.

“His passion for his players, students, co-workers, community and his family will never be forgotten,” the team said in the post.

The post concluded with the motto from his favorite soccer team, Liverpool: “You’ll never walk alone.”


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