Texas father dies in accidental shooting on hunting trip, daughter says family is ‘heartbroken’
A Texas family is mourning the sudden loss of a husband and father who according to state officers accidentally shot and killed himself during a weekend hunting trip Texas Parks and Wildlife Department TPWD event wardens responded just after midnight Saturday to a hunting accident in Northeast Texas that claimed the life of Jose Ramirez of Grapevine the agency commented Ramirez a father of three was identified in a GoFundMe campaign created by one of his daughters My father Jose Ramirez passed away unexpectedly and our family is heartbroken My dad meant the world to me the GoFundMe reads YOUNG HUNTERS IN COLORADO DIED IN 'INSTANT ' CORONER REVEALSRamirez was removing his firearm from a motorcycle when it discharged local outlet KLTV shared citing TPWD Life-saving measures were unsuccessful His daughter described him as the pillar of our home the provider for our family and the one who reliably made sure we were taken care of She added that the light of his life was his infant granddaughter He taught me the the majority vital lessons in life to never give up to work hard for what you want and to unfailingly do what makes you happy no matter how small it may seem she wrote of her father He concluded that true success comes from loving what you do and living with a happy heart ILLINOIS HUNTER DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT IN FACE IOWA'S SECOND FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT THIS FALLRamirez grew up in Grapevine and was developing in the locality working at multiple restaurants in the Dallas suburb over the years according to the Facebook page Grapevine Edit Most of in recent times he worked at Son of a Butcher Silver Lake Marina s Rockin S Express Bar Grill and spent over a decade at Kirby s Steakhouse the page wrote in a post honoring Ramirez's life His family wants the population to know of his passing because they know how countless coworkers customers and locals cared about him and would want to know The TPWD revealed event wardens are trained to investigate hunting-related incidents but invariably wish a tragedy like this could have been avoided The agency encouraged all hunters to take safety seriously and added a sparse reminders for handling firearms in a Facebook post Unfailingly handle all firearms as if they are loaded keep muzzles pointed in a safe direction and take time to unload your firearm before placing or removing it from a bicycle the agency wrote before extending condolences to Ramirez's loved ones Texas' general rifle season for white-tail deer began on Nov and ends on different dates in January depending on the location
