Talk:Hardy Jackson

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 11 April, 2006. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

Note: This all originally existed on the Harvey Jackson talk page. It has been moved here to reflect Hardy's real name. --Woohookitty 08:41, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Merge- Mr. Jackson's story is not just his own, but that of many natives of Louisiana. This is not some 15 minutes of fame story, this is historical.

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[edit] He has been found

I work with Harvey Jackson's brother, Mike Jackson. Harvey Jackson has been located and has spoken to his brother today. A fund is being estabished to assist the family. I will forward information soon. Also, the body of Mr. Jackson's wife has been located.

If you work with Hardy Jackson's brother, wouldn't you or his brother have known that his name wasn't Harvey, Mr. Anonymous? Nezu Chiza 00:23, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hardy Jackson, not Harvey

Mr. Jackson was interviewed on Good Morning America, and the graphic identified him as "Hardy Jackson." I didn't feel like editing a page that is a candidate for deletion, but in case it gets merged, the edit should be made. -Twigboy 15:57, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Move and Redir?

If it is actually Hardy Jackson, we should move the article to Hardy Jackson and redir Harvey Jackson there. 64.59.209.89 16:20, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

  • I second that motion. The article shouldn't be named Harvey Jackson. Redir to Hardy. Lheaom 04:24, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Major update done

I've done a MAJOR update to the story. It doesn't necessary mean the story should be kept. I've been watching the live webcast from WKRG a lot. I just got sick of people getting the guy's name wrong!

  • If the article is kept, I can make the move take place. We should also note at the VFD that the name is Hardy. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 18:21, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Is there an address for Hardy Jackson?

You can send donations to Mr. Jackson and his family at:

The Hardy Jackson Fund 7365 Little Fawn Parkway Palmetto, GA 30268

The fund has been set up by his family located in Atlanta with Bank of America.


Thank you so much for the information above!!! I appreciate your quick fashion.

[edit] Vfd vote

Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Harvey_Jackson. See my closure note there. --Woohookitty 08:36, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Please don't merge it to Hurricane Katrina - that article has finally been cleaned up to be a bit decent, and adding it would just start readding trivia. Titoxd(?!? - help us) 21:01, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Please discuss this issue on the Hurricane Katrina talk page. --Strothra 21:05, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
Changing the merge to Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi, which is a more logical option. A mention of Jackson at Hurricane Katrina should suffice. Tijuana Brass¡Épa!-E@ 22:47, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
Changed the merger to the new article, Media involvement in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which is ideal for this.--Nilfanion (talk) 16:43, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't see the logic of your proposal. This is a bio, not a media involvement story. Jackson is not Geraldo Rivera. --JJay 22:18, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hardy Jackson's story published in best-seller by Douglas Brinkley

Hardy Jackson's story is included in the book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, by Tulane University historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley. The book was as high as No. 5 on Amazon.com's best-sellers. This was reported in The Shreveport Times. The report also includes an excerpt of Hardy Jackson's story as told by Douglas Brinkley:

...fifty-three year-old Hardy Jackson of Biloxi suddenly found himself floating in the water along with fallen branches and refrigerators and garage doors. "Everything happened suddenly," Jackson recalled. "We were drinking coffee, I was pacing about scared to death, and I grabbed a hammer, stuck it in my pants just in case we were forced to the attic." Jackson and his wife, Tonette, had evacuated their two children who still lived at home, but had chosen to stay home to defend their rented house. The powerful surge forced its way through the Herndenheim Street home, just a block from the Gulf, creating a thunderous roar. "I was a big house," Jackson later explained. "And water just kept filling her up. Then a wave came and almost cut the house in two. First we headed into my daughter's bedroom. Then we headed to the attic. I punched a hole in the roof. I looked out of an air vent and saw our house was flooding."
The wind pounded Jackson's head, causing severe damage to his eardrums. "It felt like somebody had stuck a screwdriver into my ears," He recalled. "It was awful, awful pain." Desperately, he tried to keep the flood from dragging his wife out of his grasp. They had been an inseparable team for twenty-eight years, raising four children together. His "full glass," he used to call her. Life without her would be empty. "She told me, 'You can't hold me. Just take care of the kids and the grandkids,'" he said. Those were her last words. "I was going to save my wife. She came up out of the water and I grabbed her by the wrist." The water rose over her eyes and then swept her away like debris; her outstretched arms shot up convulsively, waving stiff-fingered hands in the air as if to say good-bye.

--Jacknstock 04:31, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

This seems like more than a "mention" (as now stated in the article)! Furthermore, although the linked CNN video is no longer available (because CNN only make video stories available for seven days), a search on CNN still shows that the video existed. There were at least three videos: "Keeping a promise" (Sep 12), "Hardy Jackson's heartbreak" (Sep 06), "Heartache for hurricane victim" (Sep 06). A remaining "live" link for the CNN reporting on Hardy Jackson is "A quarter century of newsmakers",CNN Special Report, Friday, December 2, 2005; Posted: 9:17 p.m. EST (02:17 GMT), retrieved June 15, 2006. The text regarding Hardy Jackson:

In late August, Hurricane Katrina became the 11th named storm of the turbulent 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and its most deadly and destructive. When the storm roared ashore it cut a wide swath of destruction across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Later that day, a massive storm surge breached levees in New Orleans, causing a catastrophic flood.
Two months after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the death toll stood at 1,289. Thousands of people were displaced to shelters around the country as entire communities and cities were flattened by the storm. Reconstruction costs are estimated to be at least $200 billion, making Katrina the costliest storm in history.
One survivor in Mississippi, Hardy Jackson, lost his wife, Tony, when floodwaters split their home and swept her away.
Hardy clung to a tree for hours before a neighbor spotted him and came to his rescue. The body of Hardy's wife body was recovered nearby.
"It just, it hurts. This hurts," Hardy said just days after the storm. "But I ain't going to give up. I'm going to try to do my best to raise my kids, like I been doing."

--Jacknstock 03:23, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BBC report

re "In a BBC report on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (broadcast on December 27, 2005), Hardy Jackson was interviewed. He still had not found the body of his wife.[citation needed]"

The BBC video report and interview can be viewed here http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4560000/newsid_4562500/bb_wm_4562532.stm

Does someone want to amend the article? Or should I do it? - Flocky 11th August 2006 (long time reader, first time poster)

Thanks, Flocky. Nice find. I have updated the article. --Jacknstock 05:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
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