The four University of Georgia students who died in a Wednesday wreck in Oconee County were remembered with a moment of silence on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday morning, as the state’s House delegation stood together in bipartisan unity.
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Monroe, whose district includes Athens, offered a prayer for the four young women and for the driver of the car, 21-year-old UGA student Agnes Kim of Snellville, who remained at Athens Regional Medical in critical condition on Friday.
Killed in the wreck were Kayla Canedo, 19, of Alpharetta, Brittany Feldman, 20, of Alpharetta, Christina Semeria, 19, of Milton, and Halle Scott, 19, of Dunwoody.
According to a transcript provided by the office of Denmocratic Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson, Hice said, “Mr. Speaker, my friends and colleagues from the Georgia delegation and I rise in honor of the lives of four bright, young University of Georgia students who were killed in a tragic car accident outside of Athens on Wednesday evening.
“We pray for and grieve for the families of Christina, Halle, Kayla and Brittany and the entire University of Georgia community. We pray for Agnes, who remains in critical condition, that she may be healed.
“The remarkable impact of these women upon UGA’s campus is evidenced by the fact of thousands of faculty and staff who gathered yesterday in an outpouring of love, support and remembrance.
“Mr. Speaker, this tragedy is every parent’s worst nightmare, and our hearts ache for these families. I ask all my colleagues and all of those watching to pray for these families and to join the Georgia delegation in a moment of silence for Christina, Halle, Kayla and Brittany, as well as for Agnes, and to know in the words of Psalm 147 that “he [God] heals the broken-hearted and binds their wounds.”