Posted on 02/20/2021 2:33:04 AM PST by USA Conservative
An 84-year-old Texas woman who lost her son, an Army veteran, to COVID-19 earlier this year has died of hypothermia, according to local reports.
Mary Gee, known as "mama Mary" in her community, was one of at least three people in Harris County who died of hypothermia this week, according to Fox 26 Houston, after an unusual winter storm ripped through the state, causing pipes and wind turbines to freeze and leaving millions without power or clean water.
"I think she froze to death," Rachael Cook, Gee's daughter, told the outlet. "That’s a terrible way to die."
She added that she hopes her mother "was asleep" when she died. "I just can't imagine ... freezing to death."
Gee's apartment complex had no power for days and was ransacked after her death, with thieves taking her TV, phone and other possessions, according to Fox 26.
"God's got a special plan for those people that came in here knowing she [was] deceased," Ronnie Spencer, Gee's grandson, said of the thieves.
Gee’s great-granddaughter Nylah Wells told the outlet that her grandmother "wasn't afraid of anything," describing her as "kind" and "strong."
"I had just spoken to her," Gee's granddaughter Nicale Spencer Gee told Fox 26. "To just talk to somebody and you’re joking on the phone with her, and then suddenly your next phone call is somebody screaming telling you they’re gone is surreal."
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The death is 100% on this daughter. She did NOTHING to check on her mom? Even if she was 2000 miles away in another state, she could have called local police or city officials. The Brown Convention Center was open with beds for those who needed a warm space. Local churches would have offered help.
Sad. RIP.
*** Sad and maddening this happened - where is the help for these people? Dems are too busy, keeping the border open. America last! ***
Her neighbors, her family didn’t step up to help her. In my circle, during this crisis, nobody worried about political parties.
When the cold hit, my one neighbor brought her home made tamales to people. She is a DEM, her whole household is.
After power went down, the prepper Dem Socialists shared their freezers, fridges and generators with people. When the stores went down, I, a conservative was the person with food, other supplies and a means to cook, plus a fireplace to keep things warm (if 55° is warm). When logs were running low, a dear person brought batteries, logs, and water from San Antonio. They had a hard time finding gasoline for the trip. Dem Socialists also donated logs.
I think it is about being people of good will. My family came to TX when it was a Republic. During some of the epidemics in the (now charming touristy German town) people living in the burg died, and some in the town decided the decedents no longer needed their belongings.
They took niceties like china, stripped the linens from beds. Those linens weren’t just niceties, they carried the infection that then sickened those who stole them. Some died.
There have always been people like the neighbors who stole from Mrs Gee. There are some who try to help others. Sad for Mrs Gee her neighbors lacked good will.
It’s the results of the war on coal. If they kept those coal electric generation facilities going and perhaps modified those smoke stacks instead of replacing them with with part time wind and solar energy generation this would have never happened.
Almost certain Mrs Ghee lived in an Amish area where the tires would be off your car if parked for more than 30 minutes.
NJ was like that after Hurricane Sandy; I was impressed at how people helped others and there was little friction or crime.
Some of the problem is this mindset of big NANNY STATE GOVERNMENT. No personal responsibility.
Look at the all the Freeper Karen Kare Bears running wild screeching that Ted Cruz as part of government needs to DO SOMETHING.
Ronald Reagan said this so many times:
The nine most terrifying words in the English language: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”
Actually the police were pretty busy with car crashes and others emergencies. I’m sure the churches were stretched thin. I don’t think you understand how bad it was. It wasn’t an 80 degree sunny day.
I KNOW you don’t have a clue what I know.
COAL - exactly, I see a few more coal plants in Texas future. Natural gas we have plenty of but when it got cold that does not help. Stockpiles of coal will.
“If somebody wants to build a coal-fired power plant, they can. It’s just that it will bankrupt them.” (Obama, 2008)
Yep, wish her family was as eager to help her as they were to talk to the press.
"Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced an Emergency Disaster Declaration on February 14 in response to extreme winter weather. The declaration is effective now to protect and preserve public safety."
"Those who need help finding a warming center, are experiencing homelessness or who are medically dependent on power may call 3-1-1 for assistance."
“...Natural gas we have plenty of but when it got cold that does not help...”
When it is below 0F here, the natural gas is unaffected. Why would Texas be different?
COAL - exactly, I see a few more coal plants in Texas future.
No.
NG is plentiful.
Like everyone expecting someone from the Government to fix the Government problems and the election fraud. What a joke.
WE the people must involve ourselves for ANY Of this to get fixed.
The POWERGRID, the ELECTION concerns, ALL Of this is on US.
Nobody, NOBODY is going to Swoop in and save us. ANYBODY trying to tell you to “wait and watch the ‘show’” is suspect at the least.
We must STAY ON THE BACKS of the MEDIA and every BOARD meeting, every government meeting, etc and make our voices and concerns heard.
We LET them implement all this “Green” scam. It is on US.
Only WE can fix it!
Lady, you let your mother freeze to death. Where the hell were you? I lived through every damn hour and still don’t have water this Saturday morning but I guarantee you I would not have let my own mother die of freezing. Houston’s a huge city with lots of problems but I know there are lots of people there that would, as Texans are well known for doing, have moved heaven and earth to help this lady if they had just known about it!
This is a maddening story to say the least.
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