Clinging to Her Drowning ‘Mama,’ a Little Girl Survives the Raging Flood
Some episodes are particularly haunting, like the tale of Jordyn
and her mother Colette Sulcer, 41, a nurse who died on Tuesday in the flooding in Beaumont, about 100 miles from waterlogged Houston, as her daughter clung to her body.
Most of the victims identified so far also drowned: Agnes Stanley, 89, who was found floating in four feet of water inside her Houston home, where she lived alone; Alexander Sung, 64,
a clockmaker in South Houston, who died in his beloved store after trying to rescue merchandise; Joshua Feuerstein, 33, who the police said drove around a barricade, a fatal mistake.
“We’re a service family that takes pride in giving back to our community,” said Ms. Logan, also a nurse.
Ms. Logan said she and others in the family often referred to Ms. Sulcer by a nickname, Nan Nan, adding
that she enjoyed caring for her daughter, traveling, watching cooking shows and listening to music.
Ms. Sulcer, a surgical nurse, and her only daughter had tried to escape the flooding Tuesday in their car, taking a service road of Interstate 10.
“I always called her baby girl,” said Mr. LaBouef, a retired surgical assistant.
“It’s a tragedy that her mama died, but it’s a miracle that Jordyn survived.”
With the death toll from Hurricane Harvey climbing to 38, those who survived the storm are
just now learning the names of those who did not and the terrible ways in which they died.
Relatives described Ms. Sulcer as a dedicated nurse who entered the profession after the death years ago of her mother, who was also a nurse.
“Jordyn told me they were in the yucky water for quite a while,” Ms. Logan said.