“She liked to aggravate me in a good way. Her parents were so supportive of her,” he noted.
Carroll says, “there is a group of young ladies in that sophomore class that’s an all-around group.”
The veteran Ag instructor said Jimmie had started developing a Supervised Agricultural Experience with swine, adding, “She had a gilt she exhibited last Spring that was fifth in the Premium Auction and she held her back to breed her.”
Carroll pointed to Jimmie doing some horse training and breaking horses, but stressed, “She loved showing hogs.” She was involved in every leadership activity the chapter did, attended the Made for Excellence Conference and the Chapter Conference on Leadership Training, he stated.
“Couldn’t ask for a better one,” Carroll said, noting how good she was with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
“We had our fair last Saturday, she was involved in that and was front and center on our float in the parade. She loved FFA and everything about it,” Carroll ended.
In addition to being in FFA, Jimmie was a softball player and a record setting powerlifter, holding national records in the deadlift in 101 class, bench in the 114 class and holder of the American record in the 105 class.
Stroud Fire Chief Chris Wilson said the call on the collision came in at 8:35 p.m., noting, “We had five fire units from Stroud Fire Department which responded to the scene and Kendrick had at least three. The vehicle was upside down in a creek and we had to get her out of the creek bottom.”
Wilson said that Miller EMS took the girl to Stroud Hospital, where Survival Flight was waiting. “They got on the ambulance with Miller EMS and they transported her to Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City.”
The fire chief said the vehicle had come to rest in the creek bottom. “She was out of the vehicle when we got there. I don’t know if she got out on her own or if she was ejected,” Wilson added.
“The hospital crew and everyone did an outstanding job,” he said, “it was just a bad outcome.”
Wilson said a dozen firefighters from Stroud and at least eight from Kendrick responded, saying, “when we got the call we didn’t know what we had.”
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reportedly investigated the collision, but as of the newspaper’s deadline hadn’t released any information.