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And the deep grief has hit the Caye Caulker Community and Ocean Academy like blues deeper than waters beyond the reef. We spoke to a very pensive village Chairlady via zoom this evening:
Seleny Villanueva Pott, Chairlady - Caye Caulker
"Of course, it hit hard. We are people of faith? And we were hoping that he would have made a recovery. Unfortunately, God would have it his way and this is what he wanted. So we have to accept it. I mean, it's it's not easy for us, but it's his will. Today's news really wasn't taken well by the students at the high school."
"They were doing our restorative therapy session. And when they got this news, it was more of a breakdown than anything. Was so heavy that the school had to call for assistance from the nurses and we had to send over a couple students to the health center. Having some of these students being in the accident and knowing that their teammate classmate had passed away is very, very for a young teenagers to deal with."
"So we continue to ask for all the support financially and prayer wise. It's going to be a really long road to recovery for the patients, for the student, for the families, and for everybody who is working behind the scenes. This is it is really, really is tough Jules."
Jules Vasquez:
"Speak about the the atmosphere at the vigil last night. The pictures I've seen, you all had a very big and strong turnout."
Seleny Villanueva Pott, Chairlady - Caye Caulker
"The mood last night was very, very somber, very sad."
"Again, it was a community effort. People from all different denominations, religions, beliefs, coming together, uniting and, you know, praying and hoping that we bring our boys back home. It also gave a lot of people the opportunity to to to air their emotions and, you know, to show support for the families involved."
