Harvey Survivors Perla King Perla Torres King lived in Baytown before moving to Crosby in 2015. King has experience with tropical storms and hurricanes in the areas, her first being Hurricane Ike. Although her…
Harvey Survivors Jane Wong Jane Wong lives in Katy, Texas with her parents, siblings, and grandmother. During Hurricane Harvey, every house in her neighborhood flooded. Wong recalls that her mother was nervous about Harvey…
Harvey Survivors Margie Freeman Margie Freeman, born in 1951 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, moved to Houston thirty-two years ago for her husband's job. Freeman recalls her first experience with a hurricane in 1972, with…
Harvey Survivors Eric Dowding Eric Dowding lives along Brays Bayou and has flooded three times, including during Hurricane Harvey. Dowding moved to Houston after he met his wife. The first flood he experienced was…
Volunteers Rabbi Oren Hayon Rabbi Oren Hayon, with Temple Emanu El, discusses Hurricane Harvey, the Jewish community’s reaction to Harvey, and the Jewish community in Houston. Hayon discusses the fact that Temple Emanu El…
Harvey Survivors Kathie and Don Witt Kathie and Don Witt have lived in Kingwood for twenty-five years. The Witts had no storm experience prior to Hurricane Harvey. When they heard the news about Harvey, they had…
Harvey Survivors Helen Benjamin Helen Benjamin has lived in Houston for more than fifty years. She moved here as a teenager to attend beauty school while also studying at Wheatley High School. In 2001,…
First Responders Dr. David Persse Dr. David Persse is the EMS Medical Director for the Houston Fire Department and the Public Health Authority in Houston. In these capacities he helped to coordinate the response to…
Volunteers Harold Bishop Harold Bishop has lived in Houston since 1983, when he moved here while working as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines. Since then, he has experienced many storms, including Hurricane…
First Responders Dr. Chris Souders & Dr. Kevin Schulz Dr. Chris Souders, Associate Medical Director for the Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (HFD EMS), and Kevin Schulz, Assistant Medical Director, helped to organize the emergency medical services offered…
Harvey Survivors Erin Galland Erin Galland was interviewed on November 20, 2022, in the backyard of her home in Nesbit, Mississippi. Mrs. Galland lived in Houston until 2020, when her family relocated to Mississippi,…
Harvey Survivors Sammy Ford At the time of the interview, Sammy Ford had lived in the Houston community for approximately forty years and had experienced multiple natural disasters, with flooding from Hurricane Harvey and…
Harvey Survivors Curtis Elder Curtis Elder is a native Houstonian who was born and raised in Fifth Ward. He has lived in the Scenic Wood neighborhood for much of his life. Elder remembers evacuating…
Harvey Survivors Michael Duke Michael Duke, a third-generation journalist in the Jewish community with the Jewish Herald-Voice, discusses community news, community involvement, and Hurricane Harvey. Duke emphasizes that being a newspaper in a community…
Harvey Survivors Patricia Crawford Patricia Crawford has lived in Houston, Texas, for her whole life, providing her with multiple experiences with hurricanes and tropical storms. When describing her experience with Hurricane Harvey, Crawford mentions…
Harvey Survivors Alvinea Randolph Army Veteran Alvinea Randolph was born and raised in Houston, Texas, predominantly living in the northeast side. She has experienced many storms affecting Houston, including Alison and Harvey. When heard…
Harvey Survivors Russell Price Russell Price had lived in Houston for forty years when he participated in this interview. Price lived in Michigan before coming to Houston, trading in ice and snowstorms for tropical…
Harvey Survivors Sharon Mellert Sharon Mellert has lived in the Houston area, specifically Kingwood for twenty-four years at the time of this interview. When Hurricane Harvey hit, Mellert and her husband were out of…
Harvey Survivors Herman Baker Herman Baker is a private security guard who works in Fifth Ward. During Hurricane Harvey, he and his family went to Brenham, Texas. While Baker did not receive damage to…
Harvey Survivors Charles Clark Charles Clark, Jr., was not worried about Hurricane Harvey. He says that this house in Missouri City and the surrounding area had not flooded in the past, but he still…
