An 18-year-old Air Force cadet candidate with a bright future ahead was honored with a full military funeral after illegal aliens tragically killed her in a Memorial Day weekend.
Ava Moore, who had just graduated from the USAFA Preparatory School and was set to join the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2029, received full military honors at her funeral while her alleged killers sit in jail awaiting charges.
Moore was kayaking on Lake Grapevine near Dallas when she was struck and killed by a jet ski allegedly driven by Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Venezuela.
After the fatal collision, Gonzalez-Gonzalez reportedly fled the scene with accomplice Maikel Coello Perozo, also an illegal alien from Venezuela.
Gonzalez-Gonzalez faces second-degree manslaughter charges and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Perozo was charged with a collision involving damage to a vehicle and hindering apprehension. Bail was set at $3,250.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed detainers on both suspects for deportation after their legal proceedings conclude.
Moore was laid to rest with full military honors at The Met Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
As an active-duty cadet candidate, she received a solemn tribute that included playing Taps, ceremonially folding the American flag, and presenting it to her grieving family.
“We lost an exemplary teammate this weekend – Cadet Candidate Ava Moore, whose passion for leadership and service left an impact on everyone she met,” said Lieutenant General Tony Bauernfeind, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent.
Friends and former teachers remember Moore as an exceptional young woman who excelled both academically and athletically.
She was a standout in advanced English and language arts at Trinity Springs Middle School in Fort Worth and later became a four-year varsity basketball player and team captain at Timber Creek High School.
“She was tremendously funny even in seventh grade. She was kind and witty and inquisitive and curious about the world around her and just ridiculously smart,” Danielle Bailey, Moore’s former teacher, stated.
Bailey, who taught Moore in middle school, recognized her extraordinary potential from an early age.
“She was meant to be a world changer and she knew it,” Bailey remarked.
The senseless tragedy has devastated not only Moore’s family but also the communities she touched throughout her short life.
Her high school basketball coach noted that Moore’s impact continues even after her death, with a young basketball camper honoring her by wearing Moore’s jersey number on her AAU team.
Moore’s death marks yet another American life cut short by the ongoing border crisis.
As two illegal aliens face justice for their alleged roles in her death, Moore’s promising future—one dedicated to serving her country in the United States Air Force—has been permanently extinguished.
