I want to thank all of you who have visited this site. I do not claim to be a big web site builder, I do the best that I can. Those of you who read the Tuscaloosa News this morning (12/19/00) may have seen an article that had my name listed. I want to thank Stephanie Taylor for asking me to contact her for the information she printed and I also want to thank Robert Sutton for his permission to use his photographs on this site. We must remember the families devastated by this storm and keep them in our prayers. If you would like to help any of the victims, please see the "Assist Victims" list on the home page of this site.

Notes

• 12/19/00 - I had to travel to Tuscaloosa today for an unforeseen reason. As I passed the area in south Tuscaloosa, I saw a portion of the devastation - what looked to me like a bomb had been set to explode at the level of the tree tops. Where once tall pines stood only broken relics were left. I lived in this area for 12 years and it was a shock to be able to see the sky through these former woods. I did not wish to tour the badly affected areas, as we here in Alabama call "rubber necking", as I wanted to keep my distance so that those who were in the process of clean up and grief could be left at peace.