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re: Y'all remember Hardy Jackson from Biloxi? Saddest Katrina interview I’ve ever seen.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:43 am to castorinho
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:43 am to castorinho
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Idk man, it just kept getting worse. And he didn't live to see it.
He passed away?
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Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:45 am to _Hurricane_
That nearly made me cry. I’ve never seen that before. Such a sad time living through Katrina. My grandma nearly died in her house. If my dad hadn’t used someone’s else’s police badge to drive back into the city, she wouldn’t have made it.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:59 am to _Hurricane_
Thanks for posting. That was hard to watch.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:02 pm to _Hurricane_
I also remember TWC showed this guy walking along the beach in Gulfport all alone just seeming to be in shock just wandering in amazement at what he was looking at.. very haunting image…
Posted on 8/29/25 at 1:03 pm to _Hurricane_
This interview & watching Robin Roberts report live from Pass Christian are the 2 that stick with me the most.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 1:26 pm to _Hurricane_
I remember going to bay st louis 2 or 3 weeks after Katrina. A great aunt passed and I went with my mom and grandpa.. The funeral was in a small church that was mostly a black people church. No AC because there was still no power, but it was one of those situations where you had to see it to believe it.
I remember seeing this video that day. I think WAFB showed it several times and we had a generator on watching TV. I am not someone who gets upset over things easy. Some might say I lack empathy at times, but this video really upset me.
In no way could anyone imagine what he experienced unless they experienced the same thing. That man looked defeated and had no where to go. His wife didn't want him to get caught up trying to save her because of the kids so she did what she thought she had to do. Let go. That is hard to even comprehend.
Wasn't her body found several years ago? I think I read that he had passed away at some point as well. He literally lost almost everything just like that. And life is unpredictable. You never know what will happen than might put you in a similar situation.
I remember seeing this video that day. I think WAFB showed it several times and we had a generator on watching TV. I am not someone who gets upset over things easy. Some might say I lack empathy at times, but this video really upset me.
In no way could anyone imagine what he experienced unless they experienced the same thing. That man looked defeated and had no where to go. His wife didn't want him to get caught up trying to save her because of the kids so she did what she thought she had to do. Let go. That is hard to even comprehend.
Wasn't her body found several years ago? I think I read that he had passed away at some point as well. He literally lost almost everything just like that. And life is unpredictable. You never know what will happen than might put you in a similar situation.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 2:27 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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He passed away?
The CBS News article that was linked earlier in the thread says that he passed away from lung cancer in 2013. Sad stuff but I’m glad their family has closure.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 4:34 pm to castorinho
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Man that was just last year. What a story. Props to Jennifer Mayerle. She's a hell of a person.
We never give up.
There are three unidentified bodies from Camille and we're still looking to identify those.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 4:49 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:TYFYS. You can tell just how much it matters to these families
We never give up.
There are three unidentified bodies from Camille and we're still looking to identify those.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 5:46 pm to _Hurricane_
I was a police officer on the Ms Gulf Coast when Katrina hit. It was a bad time, our whole town was essentially wiped out
I am retired now and I don't have to send my wife and family off anymore without me
I am retired now and I don't have to send my wife and family off anymore without me
This post was edited on 8/29/25 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 8/29/25 at 5:55 pm to _Hurricane_
Katrina hit Mississippi? I thought it only hit New Orleans
Posted on 8/29/25 at 9:40 pm to _Hurricane_
That video was more poignant than the documentaries I've seen. I cried for him.
Posted on 8/30/25 at 12:07 am to _Hurricane_
I remember that well, truly tragic
Posted on 8/30/25 at 7:40 am to _Hurricane_
I have never seen that interview until today, but it reminds me of a story from Camille.
Paul Williams - Camille Survivor
Paul Williams - Camille Survivor
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