A ceremony celebrating Kimber Palma's tissue and cornea donation was capped by a walk on the East Brockliss Loop Trail at the River Fork Ranch in Genoa on Saturday.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
Kimber Palma would be graduating from high school next June had she not been one of the last people killed at the intersection of Highway 88 and Centerville Lane on Oct. 18, 2017.
Hours after 13-year-old Kimber and her great-grandmother, Beverly Phillips, were killed in the collision, the state announced it was installing a roundabout at the intersection.
Kimber was remembered in Genoa on Saturday in a ceremony to complete a floragraph to be included with the Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day
Kimber’s family donated her corneas and tissue, according to the Nevada Donor Network.
After the ceremony in the Genoa Town Hall, members of Kimber’s family walked the East Brockliss loop trail at the River Fork Ranch in Genoa.
“Kimber lived by the motto, ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated,’ according to the network. “She is remembered by many as the girl who always greeted them with the warmest smile. She was passionate about helping animals and the elderly. This kindness and compassion are reflected also in her lasting legacy as a heroic donor.”
Palma played basketball in South Lake Tahoe and Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School in the Gardnerville Ranchos
Since the installation of the roundabout, no fatalities have been reported at the intersection.
