For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country last week came too late. Many were asleep. Others, in a region long accustomed to extreme weather,

At least 120 people were killed and more than 160 people are believed to still be missing.

For now, many Mystic alumni, counselors and even parents of campers who survived the horrors at the Christian girls’ camp have continued to express fierce loyalty to the Eastlands.