A 9-year-old Texas girl who was among 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors who died in flash flooding on the Fourth of July was honored by TCU and SMU before the alma maters of her parents played Saturday.<\/p>\n
In a\u00a0joint social media<\/a>\u00a0post leading up the game, SMU and TCU described Lila Bonner as having a vibrant spirit and boundless love for animals that lives on through her foundation dedicated to saving animals and spreading kindness.<\/p>\n \u201cLila was the heart of a \u2018house divided\u2019 \u2014 proudly donning TCU purple and SMU red and blue, a true reflection of her family’s split loyalties, with her father, Blake, a TCU alum, and her mother, Caitlin, an SMU alum,\u201d the post read. \u201cRed and blue made purple in Lila’s world, uniting us all in her memory.\u201d<\/p>\n Lila was among those\u00a0swept to their deaths<\/a>\u00a0when fast-rising floodwaters of the Guadalupe River roared through the girls\u2019 summer camp in the Texas Hill Country. All told, the destructive flooding in Texas killed at least 136 people and washed away homes and vehicles.<\/p>\n Lila\u2019s parents<\/a>\u00a0and her two younger sisters, along with other family and friends, were at Saturday’s game, the\u00a0last one scheduled between the Mustangs and Horned Frogs<\/a>\u00a0in a series that dates back to 1915 for the old Southwest Conference rivals.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ve been bringing our girls to TCU games since they were born. Lila was a total super fan,” Caitlin Bonner said on the field before the game, calling the recognition from the schools special. \u201cWe’re missing our No. 1 super fan.\u201d<\/p>\n