Harvey Survivors Lillian Hood Lillian Hood lived in a patio home in Kingwood near Lake Houston when Harvey hit the area. She was not surprised the streets flooded in her neighborhood after hearing the…
Volunteers John Shepard John Shepard has lived in Kingwood since the 1980s and has experienced several hurricanes and tropical storms. When Hurricane Harvey began to affect Houston, Shepard and his wife were are…
Harvey Survivors Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox lived in Kingwood, Texas at the time of Hurricane Harvey. Before moving to Houston, Knox lived in Louisiana, where he understood the importance of living away from floodplains.…
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…
Volunteers Linda Vogel Linda Vogel moved to Kingwood, Texas in 1979 and has lived here since. Vogel briefly touches on her experience with Hurricane Ike and Tropical Storm Allison, admitting that when she…
Harvey Survivors Tom and Lisa Slagle Tom and Lisa Slagle are both retired Houston firefighters who live in Kingwood. Tom served for thirty-six years and retired as District Chief. Lisa served the department for twenty years,…
Harvey Survivors Kathy Scott Kathy Scott has lived in Houston, Texas since 1981. In the days leading up to Harvey, Scott was unconcerned since her neighborhood was not expecting storm damage. A day before…
Volunteers Mark Renn Mark Robert Renn was born outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and has since lived all over the country. Kingwood is the fourth Texan city Renn has lived in, with Houston, Austin,…
Volunteers Mary Jo Lagoski Mary Jo Lagoski is a private practice psychotherapist in Kingwood, where she has lived for the past thirty years. Lagoski's home did not suffer damages from Harvey, but she details…
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…
First Responders Ed Llewellyn Ed Llewellyn is a fire fighter at Station 6 of the Houston Fire Department. Hi family moved to Houston in 1986 and he has lived in Kingwood ever since. During…
Harvey Survivors Elgene Muscat Elgene Muscat is a retired nurse who moved to Kingwood in 1995 and experienced flooding during Hurricane Harvey. She recalls that her husband told her when they moved to Kingwood…
Harvey Survivors Lynne Boone Lynne Boone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, moved to Houston, Texas in 1984 and has remained here ever since. Living in Kingwood, Boone experienced the significance of Hurricane Harvey firsthand. In…
Harvey Survivors John Barr John Barr has lived in Kingwood for more than thirty years and teaches history at Lone Star College - Kingwood. When he first heard about the potential storm forming in…
