G.J. McCarthy

Newspapering: Hurricane Ike

Clutching her dog, Priness, Judy Settlocker hugs her son, Eddie Settlocker, as daughter-in-law Rose Settlocker looks on after Judy and her husband were attended to by members of the Texas Task Force One September 15, 2008 in Galveston. Judy and her 67-year-old husband, John Settlocker, rode out Hurricane Ike in the Island Bay Resort. After two days, concerned relatives contacted the task force and asked for a welfare check on the couple. Mr. Settlocker, who is in poor health, was taken via ambulance to University of Texas Medical Branch. Ms. Settlocker said they evacuated their nearby home ahead of the storm but were only able to make it as far as the resort, where son Eddie works. "It's not that we didn't want to go," off the island, "it's just that we didn't have any transportation," said Ms. Settlocker.
Clutching her dog, Priness, Judy Settlocker hugs her son, Eddie Settlocker, as daughter-in-law Rose Settlocker looks on after Judy and her husband were attended to by members of the Texas Task Force One September 15, 2008 in Galveston. Judy and her 67-year-old husband, John Settlocker, rode out Hurricane Ike in the Island Bay Resort. After two days, concerned relatives contacted the task force and asked for a welfare check on the couple. Mr. Settlocker, who is in poor health, was taken via ambulance to University of Texas Medical Branch. Ms. Settlocker said they evacuated their nearby home ahead of the storm but were only able to make it as far as the resort, where son Eddie works. "It's not that we didn't want to go," off the island, "it's just that we didn't have any transportation," said Ms. Settlocker.