The impact of Celia Barquín Arozamena has spanned far beyond the Iowa State community. 

Tuesday, citizens of Puente San Miguel, Spain — Barquín Arozamena’s hometown — gathered together to grieve. City officials also declared three days of mourning in the municipality of Reocín, which Puente San Miguel falls under, at a town hall meeting.

Before the meeting began, townspeople gathered outside of town hall to celebrate the life of Barquín Arozamena. Neighbors and friends of Barquín Arozamena mourned with a minute of silence, which was followed by applause.

Students of Colegio De Educación Infantil Y Primaria Cantabria, where Barquín Arozamena attended secondary school, carried posters in her remembrance during the event. Students as well as teachers who taught Barquín Arozamena remembered her as “cheerful,” “hardworking” and “responsible” with great tenacity, according to HoyTorrelavega, a Spanish news source.

The town hall meeting started after this memorial. During the meeting mayor of Reocín, Pablo Diestro, read an official announcement.

“On behalf of the corporation and of all the neighbors of the municipality I want to express our great pain for the tragic loss of Celia Barquín Arozamena,” Diestro said. “We send all our love and support to her family and friends in these very hard moments.”

Diestro also recalled meeting with Barquín Arozamena after she won the European Ladies’ Amateur Golf Championship in July.

“We had the pleasure to share a moment and congratulate her on a successful golf season,” Diestro said. “Celia was a hardworking, responsible young woman. She always had a smile.”

Diestro, along with many others, believed Barquín Arozamena had a promising future in golf.

“She looked forward to finishing her studies and focusing on her passion: golf. Everyone predicted she’d have a great career,” Diestro said.

The town is shocked by the news of Barquín Arozamena’s death and Diestro has personally made himself available to her family to “provide support and know that they have us for everything we can help them.”

Editor’s note: This article contains multiple quotes translated from Spanish to English by a non-native Spanish speaker.