Hurricane Ike Survivor and Surviving

Hi Everyone,

Im new to the group but I wanted to let everyone know that Galveston was devested by Hurricane Ike. I live only 26 miles away and stayed during the storm and it was the most frightening thing I can remember and Ive seem many storms as I grew up and was born on Galveston Island. We dont know the body count there are rumors of many, and so much destruction.

Please read the below article and pass it along as Ike fell from the mainstream media, Galveston is much like New Orleans in a since that it has a low income welfare area that has now been condemned, and many poor families that existed and lived on the water and the the food they could catch in the gulf to support thier families, now all uprooted and thier lives forever changed. So many people have lost everything and please imagine this.. the entire island was part of the Gulf of Mexico it was submerged. There are no levies as Galveston is sea level but had a seawall built to protect it from a hard surge in central areas but flooded all the same. Im a decendent of 1900 storm victims and the cries of this storm resinate what I remember my ancesters telling me the stories. Ive cooked nearly 12 days straight for many families and victims as I had a generator and food stocks. Its getting better but Galveston is devestated.

Bobbi

-------------------------------------------------------- Hurricane Ike: The Missing Have Names; Ike Is Missing From The Mainstream Media Posted By Erin On September 23, 2008 (5:15 pm) In Uncategorized

No newsflash for the hundreds of thousands of people that Hurricane Ike victimized, but Hurricane Ike is virtually gone from mainstream media coverage. It has been replaced by the huge bailout of our entire financial system. Snarkfood promised to continue to follow the story- and today we are listing the names of the people we’ve been able to determine are missing. These names come directly from those who are desperately searching for them. It is by NO means a complete list.

The mainstream media’s refusal to even report a ballpark number of those who are missing is shameful, and high-visibility (celebrity) attention to the problem is ZERO. In defense of the celebrities, they, along with the rest of America are not being told the story. So we will. Here are the names of some of our American brothers and sisters who’ve been missing since Hurricane Ike hit. The following have been listed as missing or otherwise unaccounted for by their family members on the ABC 13 (Houston area) Hurricane Ike Missing Persons Locater, and the KHOU forums. Screw the media blackout.

Watch the video. Read the list. Give if you can. www.redcross.org

MISSING: Bolivar Peninsula Including Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, High Island

Alex (no last name given) Allen, Charles Amo (Flores?) Anderson, Bobby (survived, but friend perished) Arrambide, Marrion Bagwell, Blaine and mother Ginger Baker, Rachel Ball, Danny Ball, Kristian Beasley, James Billy the Kid (across from Sharkey’s) Bingham, Harry Bingham, Susan Bouse, Bobby Bouse, Charlie and family Bouse, Dixie and family Brad (no last name given) Branstetter, Kent Brookshire, Rose Bugler, Harry Bugler, Susan Butterfield, L.C. Butterfield, Sandy Byrum, Barbara Byrum, Gardner Callender, Deena Campbell, Michael Cannon, Colin Cannon, Michelle Carol (Crystal Canals Bait Camp) Carol (Tuna St.) Carr, Frank Carrington, Lee Cecil and Tommy (High Island) Chapman, Larry Chapman, Suzy Cheryl (the nurse) Cloud, Michael Comeaux, Joe Comeaux, Sylvia Comeaux (other family members?) Cook, Lee Cook, Sandy Cottrell, Shirley Cranford, Kim Cranford, Treton Dean, Anne Donaldson, Mary Droege, Carolyn Droege, Dick Dud (at Decoux’s) Dunn, Glennis Ettenger, Gail Felty, Veronica Fisher, Walter Floyd (Garza’s Grocery) Fortenberry, David Fortenberry, Sandy Gatlin, Chris Gatlin, Karen Glen (Red) Gloria (Cottage by the Sea) Grebb, Robert Grissom, Richard Grissom, Stephanie Haigh, Jack Hamilton, Earl Hamilton, Shirley Hardcastle, Lynnette Harris, Terry Haworth, Susan Hayes, Cheryl Hayes, Richard Hill, George Hill, Martin Holmes, Don Howard, Greb Howard, John Howard, Lois Jock, Jessica and family Johnson, Lynette Johnson, Sue Jones, Daisy Jones, Dewy Jones, Jack Kahla, Mary and family Kelly, Linda Kelly, Richard King, Darryl King, Robert King, Sandy Knight, Beverly and husband Kreuzer Family Lavalle, Ellie Ledhe, Don Lee, Judy Lee, Robert and Gail and Gina Lisa (18th and Galveston) Lopez, Jim Manley, Jerry Marchese, Carol Marcia (message therapist) Mardis, Carol Mardis, Darryl Martin, Buster Martinez, Cindy Maxwell, Edith McGready, Jean McGready, Tom McKnight, JC McKnight, Lori McManus, Barbara McManus, James Micak Family Mobley, Zenith Moore, Steve and family Moseley, Herman Mouton, Darby Mouton, Sis Myers, Marta Myers, Ralph Neis, Adam Nguyen, Father (St. Theresa’s) Ochoa, Phil Pilsner, E.A. and family Pond, James Rankin, Beth Reed, Bill Reedy, Bill Reedy, Jeannie Rodriguez Family Rodriguez, Greg Ron and wife Dorothy (Melody Lane) Rogers, Larry Rogers, Mary Rush, Harly Rush, Kathy Russell, Gene Scherry Schley, Barbara Schley, Claud Schmidt, Dee Schmidt, Matt Segura Family Shaw, Barry Shaw, Feather Shinker, Andy Shook, Jerry Silcox, Andie Simpton, Joyce Skidmore, Ellen Smith, Beth Steppe, Francine Steve (friend of David Pickett) Stines, Kahla and family and friends Stockton, David Stockton, Patty Strahan, Alecia Strickland, Magdelena Tiki Man Kevin Tom and Daniela (no last name given) Tomberlin, Gary Tovar, Mario and family Tovar, Omar Turner, Karon Turner, Willis Vance, Paul Vidrine, Carol and family Vidrine, PJ and family Vrana, Ray Walker, Phyllis Walker, Sandra Walker, Sonny Walton, Sandie Wanda (Crystal Canal RV Park) Ward, Terri and family Werner, Donna and Lauren Werner, Ed Wesley (Crystal Beach Rd.) White, Billy Will (on Yuca) Williams, Bruce Williams, Carol Williams, Shane Wisenbaker, Mikey and family Wisenbaker, Mycol and

Galveston County / Galveston Island MISSING:

Allen, A.J. Allen, Betty Allen, Carolyn Allen, Jackie Allen, Regina Allmond, Donna Banks, Leon Jr. Bartram, Gracie Bartram, Kevin Bartram, Peggy Beynice, Rosalyn Boyd, Keith and family Bradley, Bobby Brock, Margo Brown, Maine Brown, Nana Brown, Russel Brown, Trixie Bustamante, Richard and family Campos, Lalo Campos, Rita Carrera, Juan Chambers, Doreece Coker, Sonya Cole, Natalie and daughters Collindrina, Penny Cowan, Paula Cox, Harold Crabb, Sammie DaPra, Johnny Doyle, Patrick Dubious, Chester Dubious, Shirley Ferguson, Mae Joyce Ferguson, Wendell Ficklen, Bill Ficklen, Crystal Ficklen, Delaine Ficklen, Gail Ficklen, James Ficklen, Kim Ficklen, Linda Ficklen, Maverick Ficklen, Willie Gallagher, Joe Grace (aunt of Lynn Robinson) Graham, Ward Hannon, Matt Heinrich, Paul and family Holmes, Agnes Horn, Francis Howlett, Bruce Howlett, Tammy Jamison, Ed Johnson, Nell Kuehne, Ashley Lane, Jack Lane, Tonka Manago, Shawna and kids Marsh, Jessica Marsh, Steve Melasome, Willie Mae Moore, Ray Jr. Nebout, Jim Nebout, Phyllis Nolan, Jim Pembleton, Greg Pollard, Earl Pope, Dwayne Powell, Marie Rasmussen, A.J. Ruiz, Ernan and children Russo, Candy Salazar, Jesus Salmassi, Alex Schultz, Susan (not her, but her aunt) Shaffer, Richard Smythe, Ed Smythe, Marlo Stewart, Thelma and friends Tina and Peanut Swindell, Henry Swindell, Robbie Thomas, Kenneth (deceased) Thomas, William Toale, Tim Trapani, Eddie Trapani, Ray Webber, Brigette Webber, Tommy Webster Family Weedman, Joe Wilson, George Woodard, Marie York, Robert Zeon, Denise Zeon, Zae

Chambers County MISSING: Cormier, Cecil Cormier, Sam Fleischman, Joyce Fleischman, Morris Hacker, Annette Hacker, Chad Scrivner, Earl Scrivner, Judy