We’re doing our best to make it through this with your help we will. Davis said he will be going back to the grand jury to dispel doubts raised by Turner about the fairness of the original grand jury process. The King of Country was home during that time and was at the scene shortly after being notified. It was written by Cory Mayo and inspired by the 1999 death of his father, songwriter Danny Mayo.In 1988, two years after Jenifer’s death, George Strait also released the emotional song called “Baby Blue” as the second single off of his album If You Ain’t Lovin’, You Ain’t Livin’.
The heartbroken singer said in a statement, “We will all miss Jenifer very much, and we will never forget her, her smile, and laugh.”“She meant the world to us, and we’ll miss her dearly. The first indicted Allen on charges of involuntary manslaughter, a felony. Sadly, Jenifer died in a car accident at the age of 13, on June 25, 1986.
George Strait’s daughter Jenifer Lyn Strait was riding with her three friends when a driver lost control of his Ford Mustang as he tried to take a turn too quickly. The car rolled over, south of San Marcos, not far from where the singer lives. Davis, chief felony prosecutor for new District Attorney Charles Chapman, told Judge Howard Warner he agreed with arguments made by Allen’s lawyer, Joe Turner, in a motion to quash the latest indictment. They had their arguments like brother, and sister do but in the end she always made Bubba feel like he came out on top.”In 2005, George Strait released the song “You’ll Be There,” and he got to admit that the song makes him think of his young girl.“That song hit home for me for obvious reasons. According to its website, “The Foundation promotes charitable causes for children, and focuses its donations on various non-profit organizations, including; The Boys & Girls Club- San Antonio and St. Jude’s Ranch.”It has also survived “mainly through private donations, which has come mostly by word-of-mouth from friends, and from Strait fans through the years.”Jenifer has a very special love for her younger brother Bubba.“To watch them together, and the way she watched over him made us know he was always safe with her, no matter what,” George Strait recalled. Two previous grand juries have heard the case. She was like a second mother to Bubba in a way.
Shortly before midnight on June 25, 1986 in San Marcos, Texas a tragedy happened which would forever change the lives of the Strait family. Two previous grand juries have heard the case. The family struggled to come to terms with the loss. Like a breath of spring, she came and left, and I still don’t know why.”Though the memories of losing her are too painful, still, George Strait said no list of his many blessings could be complete without Jenifer. “But I was at the point where I’m [like], ‘Alright, if this is going to cost me my career, then so be it, but it’s the only way I’m going to be able to cope with it.’ It just kind of turned out the way it did. SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) _ Prosecutors have dropped a charge of criminally negligent homicide against the driver of a car in which the 13-year-old daughter of country singer George Strait was killed. Hays County Prosecutor Don Davis said Wednesday he will resubmit evidence in the case to a grand jury next week. Jenifer Strait died June 25, 1986, when the car driven by Gregory Allen, then 18, rolled over while making a turn south of San Marcos, where the singer lives.
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