A U.S. Air Force Color Guard carries out the American Flag-draped coffin of Ava Moore during the military ceremony following her funeral at the Met Church in Fort Worth on Saturday, May 31.
Chris Torres
ctorres@star-telegram.com
The United States Air Force performed full military honors Saturday at the funeral of the 18-year-old woman killed in a jet ski hit-and-run crash last weekend at Grapevine Lake.
Ava Moore graduated from Keller’s Timber Creek High School in 2024 and played basketball at the U.S. Air Force Preparatory Academy, her family said. Moore was set to attend the U.S Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as a member of the class of 2029.
Matt Byrd, former U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilot and President & CEO of Hillwood Aviation, conducts a flyover during the military ceremony for the funeral of Ava Moore at Met Church in Keller on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
A U.S. Air Force Color Guard carries out the American Flag-draped coffin of Ava Moore during the military ceremony following her funeral at the Met Church on Saturday, May 31. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
Moore was kayaking at Grapevine Lake on May 25 when police say 21-year-old Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez struck her with a jet ski before fleeing the scene. Gonzalez was arrested two days later and faces charges including second-degree felony manslaughter.
While driving the jet ski, Gonzalez “recklessly made several passes along the shoreline with wanton disregard to the safety of others and at a speed and manner that endangered others in the area, before eventually colliding with one of two kayakers paddling near the shoreline,” according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
While Gonzalez’ bond has been set at $500,000, she will not be released due to an immigration detainer, officials said at a news conference last week. Gonzalez is an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela.
U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members line up for the 21-gun salute during the military ceremony for Ava Moore following her funeral at the Met Church on Saturday, May 31. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
Ava Moore had returned to North Texas to spend time with her family before beginning basic training at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as part of its Class of 2029. Moore was killed Sunday, May 25, when her kayak was hit by a jet ski on Grapevine Lake, authorities said. U.S. Air Force Academy
A U.S. Air Force Color Guard carries out the American Flag-draped coffin of Ava Moore during the military ceremony following her funeral at the Met Church on Saturday, May 31. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
The hearse driver exits the ceremony following the funeral of Ava Moore at the Met Church on Saturday, May 31. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
The U.S. Air Force Color Guard exits the military ceremony after the funeral for Ava Moore at the Met Church in Fort Worth on Saturday, May 31. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com
This story was originally published May 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM.
Lillie Davidson is a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She graduated from TCU in 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, is fluent in Spanish, and can complete a crossword in five minutes.
