Remembering Raven: Pregnant Seville wife, mother of 2 mourned after traffic death

Raven Park was driving to the daycare to pick up her two kids late Monday afternoon after finishing her last day of in-person training at Wooster Community Hospital.

The 31-year-old Seville resident was looking forward to starting her new job, one that would allow her more time with her children.

After a quick call to decide on their family dinner plans, her husband, Jesse, 33, picked up food, he recalled on Tuesday. It was the young couple's last conversation.

"I texted her and called her but there was no answer," said Park, talking through tears. "I had her location but it wouldn't update, so I drove to where it said her car was."

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When he arrived at state Route 3 north of Pleasant Home Road in Wayne County's Canaan Township, his heart stopped. There was his wife's 2021 Kia Seltos surrounded by flashing lights and emergency vehicles.

She was involved in a head-on crash when an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line veering into her lane, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.

Raven Park was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the second vehicle, Damon Hart, 33, of Chippewa Lake, was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where he remained in critical condition on Tuesday, according to the Wooster Highway Patrol post.

No charges have been filed.

Kind and loving wife & mother, Raven Park was expecting a third child

When Raven Park took a remote job at the Wooster hospital, she had hoped to work from home to spend more time with the couple's children, ages 2 and 5, and prepare for the arrival of a third.

At eight weeks pregnant, they were excited about growing their family after a tough year, Jesse Park told The Daily Record.

"Last year she had a miscarriage at six months, so it was a pretty hard year for us," Park said. "We just started trying again about two months ago and it happened."

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Park will always remember her saying how much she wanted to be a mother. When they had their first child, she was over the moon.

She focused on playing with and caring for her kids, he said. In the winter, this might mean finding the best sledding hill in their Medina County village.

For Park, she was his life partner and his best friend.

"She spoke about being soul bound, which is when you love someone across lives and generations," he said. "I believe we had that; I know she had that with our kids."

Those who didn't know his wife likely noticed her positivity, Park said. She loved everyone and was kind to everyone no matter their faults.

People at her previous jobs and those who ran into her while running errands always liked her, he said.

"She was always cracking jokes and (humorous) remarks at everything," Park said. "She was the funniest person I knew."

'A piece of my heart will forever be missing'

For her mother, Robyn Eggeman, this was especially true watching her grow up.

"I am and always will be incredibly proud of my daughter; she had a very unique personality," Eggeman said. "A piece of my heart will forever be missing."

A GoFundMe page with a $10,000 goal was created by Park and his sister-in-law to help the family pay for funeral expenses and assist with childcare.

"Our family is forever changed," it reads. "Please help us lay our angel to rest. She leaves behind two beautiful young kids."

As of Tuesday evening, nearly $5,000 had been raised.

To donate, visit https://bit.ly/41x5CWz

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