Support pours in for Didsbury teens killed in rollover crash
Posted Dec 30, 2023 9:28 am.
Last Updated Dec 30, 2023 10:04 am.
The family of two Didsbury teens who were killed after their truck rolled over Wednesday are grieving their loss.
It happened just after 5 p.m. Wednesday along Township Road 292 and Range Road 14 in Mountain View County around 50 kilometres north of Calgary.
The two teens involved in the crash have been identified as Didsbury High School students and couple 16-year-old Reid Holuck, also known as Reid Fisher, and 14-year-old Lila Morison.
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Lila is described on a GoFundMe as a girl who would “light up any room she entered, the girl who loved cats, and had an unwavering passion for volleyball.” It also states her family is “beyond devastated.”
Another GoFundMe set up for Reid described him as a friend, a son, and a brother.
Rachelle Fisher, Reid’s mother, shared the news on her Facebook “with unimaginable sorrow.”
“After a great day spent with his ‘love you more,’ they were suddenly taken from us in a tragic accident,” she said.
She then quoted the bible, a passage from John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Gwen Morrison, Lila’s mother, said on her Facebook “Lila we love you so much. It feels like you’re just at a sleepover.”
“You were true to your name, cosmic play of the universe. You were here for a good time, not a long time, but oh what I would give for a little more. This great big ball of energy in a tiny body from day one, sharing love wherever you went,” her post reads.
“You never cared too much for puzzles or books, chasing balls around the house as soon as you could crawl. You found your sport and we loved watching you play as much as you loved playing. You were so excited for this new season and your new coach and all the new friends you were making. She loved her team. She loved her friends. Thank you for loving her.”
RCMP told CityNews the two were travelling in a Dodge pickup truck, and it’s believed they weren’t wearing seatbelts.
The GoFundMe pages have been set up for the two teens to support their families, with goals of $20,000 each. The two have $10,000 each as of 9 a.m. Saturday.
There will be a service for Lila at the Zion Church in Didsbury at 2 p.m. where people can “share stories of Lila and of Lila and Reid.”
Reid’s family will have a service Wednesday, Jan. 3.
