A double rainbow encased the DeWolfe home after a memorial
service for Cammy and Kyle, the two Douglas County siblings killed
in a car accident Aug. 13.
At a memorial service Aug. 19 their aunt, Becky Garbe, told the
more than 1,000 mourners she prays God will let Cammy, 16, and
Kyle, 15, “come to us – however you can – to let us know you’re not
scared, that you’re OK, to give your mom and dad some comfort and
peace. We are all so devastated, heartbroken and saddened beyond
words.”
Lorraine Garbe, the siblings’ grandmother, said friends, soaked
in rain, danced around the backyard where Kyle used to ride his
bike with friends on a homemade track.
The DeWolfe family moved to a fixer-upper in northern Douglas
County to give the kids more space and for Cindy DeWolfe’s horses.
They were two miles from that home when the truck Cammy was driving
flipped off an embankment at C-470 and Wadsworth, killing both
Cammy and Kyle. Authorities believe fatigue may have played a
role.
“They could see their home from where they crashed,” Lorraine
said. “She probably relaxed and drifted off to sleep.”
The siblings were best friends and would have done anything for
each other, family members said.
“Usually in a service you express grief for one individual,”
‘Grandpa’ Bill Garbe wrote for the memorial. “In this case, there
are two individuals, a sister and a brother, they were so close to
each other that they almost could be one individual.”
Cammy once wrote a 1,200-word paper for her brother. He missed
an orchestra concert for a baseball game and the paper was the only
way to save his straight-A average. She stayed up all night writing
the paper for him. Both Cammy and Kyle excelled in sports and
academics at ThunderRidge High School.
Cindy DeWolfe’s brother and sister, Chris and Becky Garbe, spoke
for most of the memorial holding hands the whole time.
Tom DeWolfe was only able to speak briefly about his children
killed in the accident. He thanked family and friends and told the
packed church, “Their mother and I have no regrets and we would not
do anything differently.”
Cammy and Kyle spent their last weekend on their Uncle Chris’
boat, one of their favorite activities. Kyle had just learned to
sky ski and “all he could do was smile.”
While wakeboarding, Cammy did a “face plant, but as usual she
kept riding because she was always so determined,” Chris said.
“They may have only lived a short time, but they had already
accomplished something that many of us never achieve –
perfection.”
Donations can be made to the Cammy and Kyle DeWolfe Scholarship
fund at any U.S. Bank branch.