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Texas dads heartbreaking voicemail to his kids as deadly floods swept him and wife away

Posted on July 10, 2025

A Father’s Final Call: Jeff Ramsey’s Last Act of Love During the Texas Floods

When torrential rain sent the Guadalupe River surging through Kerrville’s HTR RV Park before dawn on July 4th, Jeff Ramsey, 61, and his wife, Tanya, 46, were sleeping in their Airstream. In minutes, floodwater ripped through the campground. Realizing escape was impossible, Jeff reached for his phone—not to save himself, but to say goodbye.

Heart-Wrenching Voicemails

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Jeff first called his son, Jake. In a trembling voice Jake had never heard before, he said:

“Buddy, I love you so much. It doesn’t look like we’re going to make it. Tell Rachey I love her.”

He then left a second message for daughter Rachel. In the background, Tanya cried out, “We’re dying!”
Those words were the couple’s last. An emergency evacuation text reached Jeff’s phone only after the trailer had already been swept away.

A Life-Saving Warning

Jeff managed one more call—to Tanya’s mother and brother in a nearby cabin. Jolted awake, they escaped moments before floodwater demolished their shelter. “He rescued them,” Jake said. “They would have slept through it.”

Aftermath

Tanya’s body was recovered later that day, identified by her tattoos. Jeff remains missing as search teams comb the riverbanks.
Tanya, a breast-cancer survivor who ran a Dallas wig shop, had spent years helping women undergoing treatment regain confidence. Jeff, a longtime insurance agent, volunteered at the Adaptive Training Foundation, guiding amputees and trauma survivors through rehabilitation.

Tributes and a Small Mercy

Friends describe Jeff as having “a servant’s heart.” Amid the devastation, the couple’s rescue whippet, Chloe, was found unharmed at a shelter—one bright spot for the grieving family.

Anger at a Failed Alert

Jake blames an inadequate alert system: the official evacuation text arrived after his father had already recorded his farewells. Speaking with state senator Tan Parker at a memorial service, he urged reforms so others won’t suffer the same fate.

A Legacy of Love

More than 100 people died in the Texas floods, but Jeff Ramsey’s final voicemails stand out: declarations of unconditional love spoken in the face of certain death. Though floodwaters silenced him, his devotion lives on—in his children, in those he helped, and in the hope that his story will spur changes to keep future families safe.

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