Aunt’s neighbor is our angel
Published: December 17, 2005
As we enter the Christmas holidays, we realize that a year like most of us have never experienced is ending. For me, it is the perfect time to share our gratitude in the face of misfortunes. I know that we have heard stories of those who saved the lives of individuals during the peak of Hurricane Katrina’s wrath. But there is a lady in our area who deserves recognition for actions most of us would not have considered taking.
I was on the phone with my aunt, Geraldine Hinton, who hysterically informed me that a tree had fallen on her house. I called 911, but emergency services could not respond due to the dangerous conditions. I was not able to make contact after that.
I later spoke with my aunt, who lives on Venetian Way in Hattiesburg, and she told me of the horror of Katrina’s devastation. Another tree had fallen in her living room, separating her and her granddaughter, Christy.
During the peak of the storm, as the house filled with gas, a neighbor, Carolyn Polk, knocked at the door. From her carport window, she had seen that another tree was about to fall on the Hinton home. Although Carolyn and Aunt Geraldine had only spoken on occasion, the neighbor ignored all risks that day, begging them to come to her home where it was safer.
All three braved the winds and ran to the Polk home, where Aunt Geraldine and Christy stayed the remainder of the day and night.
My aunt and cousin now live in another location in Hattiesburg. A large, beautiful angel sits atop the Christmas tree that fills the front room of their apartment. To me, it is a reminder of the night God sent an angel to watch over them.
Our entire family will always consider Carolyn Polk that angel.
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