RIP Esme Barrera : Please reblog, and donate if you can.
Girls Rock Austin camp counselor and band mentor Esme Barrera, 29, was murdered in her home after returning from a New Year’s Eve party. No arrests have been made thus far, but friends have composed many tributes to Esme and a fund has been established to help her family with expenses. Our deepest condolences to Esme’s many friends in the Austin music community.
An update from the KXAN web site.
Another update from The Statesman. Comments from Esme’s grieving friends in the music community.
Barrera was an El Paso native and active in the Austin music scene. She worked part time at Waterloo Records, where employees and friends were grieving her death on Monday.
Barrera was also a teacher’s assistant at Casis Elementary where she worked with special needs children for the last five years.
“I am just shocked beyond words,” said friend Heidi Knape, who worked with Barrera at Casis. “She was just the most energetic, fun girl that would help anyone out on campus.”
She was also volunteer for Girls Rock Austin, a camp for young female musicians.
(via funkyfest)
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