Below are a few of the E-Messages we have received from regular Americans trying to help others find their loved ones. We would like to thank everyone for assisting. Cross referencing can be done through the Red Cross lists and Yahoo Katrina People Finder http://boards.news.yahoo.com/boards/   -- feel free to cross reference our videos with these lists or others.

 Those found/matches so far:

Bates, Lisa - FOUND
Brown, Marie - MATCHED
Burnett, Lewis - MATCHED
Cenneno, Brandi - FOUND
Crockett, Tracy - FOUND
Curtis, John - MATCHED
Foster, Joseph - MATCHED
Hardy, Trina - FOUND
Hawkins, Marilyn - MATCHED
Kinnard-Brown, Eva - FOUND Click here for the SUCCESS video.
LeBlanc, Henry - MATCHED
Lonzo, Philip - FOUND
Maples, Marogie - MATCHED Click here for the SUCCESS video.
Molette, Obie - FOUND
Parr, Joseph - MATCHED Click here for the SUCCESS video.
Portis, Sharon - MATCHED
Rowel, William - FOUND
Smith, Clarence Joshua Sr. - FOUND
Smith, Steven - MATCHED
Terrell, Brenda - FOUND
Weber, Ruby - FOUND
 

FOUND SUCCESS STORIES FROM AVERAGE AMERICANS HELPING….

Just one other Quick update. Ruby Weber has been connected with her daughter Patrice Weber, via a Liz Hernandez, a volunteer in San Antonio, I believe.

Also, I saw online at "MSNBC site" that Tim Paco was looking for a Lisa Bates, I saw you had videotaped a Lisa Bates, and it was indeed who he was looking for!!!!!!! I believe he is their family friend, and everyone got separated during the storm, running every which way, literally, and he was happy to hear she was safe at the astrodome, she is only 14 years old! Good Job OCTV!! Mia

 9/11, 9:15pm from Mia:

 More wonderful news from a call I just received. I told you part of the story earlier How I connected John Curtis (who you videoed), with his brother Edward Curtis................Turns out they called Edward , and the rest of their entire family they were missing were all with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is the family who told me their story today about how they were rescued by helicopter, with the 95 yr old mom etc, so we've connected the whole, whole family!!!!!!!!!!! Isn’t that awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Ya Hoo and you say you have more video coming, that’s great, I cant wait to get to those.....................................MIA :)

 9/11, 4:43pm

Hi Liz:
 Just wondering if there’s any way to get a message to a Philip Lonzo, you did a video message on him, He is young African American, with short braids/dreadlocks, lot of energy great guy, he was looking for  Lakindre Gooden and his children. I found Lakindre, but the number she gives is disconnected, he should know she is safe in the Dallas, Texas reunion area, the address is below..............................Thanks , MIA :)

9/11, 4:20pm

 Hey Liz!
Just another match to note. Brian Hawkins has found out his mother (Marilyn Hawkins) is Safe in Houston...........thanks to OCTV!!!!!!! I called Brian in NYC to tell him his mom was safe, and thankfully he had already heard that she was at the Astrodome...............But was still so, so grateful for everyone that has been helping, and I wanted to share that with you.............MIA

9/11, 2:50pm from Mia:

 What you guys are doing is the best service, to get these video recordings, wow!! Keep them coming, .........................I’ve just been on the computer for 10 minutes today and what an amazing story I have to share with you now, I am actually in tears still..............(of joy)

 On your video you had a man by the name of John Curtis, saying he was safe , and who he was looking for. One he was looking for his brother Edward Curtis, I typed the name into the safe list I have here on my internet.................and sure enough!! He is safe at a shelter in San Antonio..........I rush to the phone to call the number John had left on the video, and His wife answers............I told her the news...................and if you would’ve heard this woman’s voice and sheer excitement, and then tears on the news that they found him, you would’ve cried too.  Unbeknownst to me, John and Edward’s 95 year-old mother was in the room too, when she heard the news that I had found one of her sons..........she was extremely overjoyed. They went on to share their ordeal with me and how it became they were separated, starting with being trapped in 12 feet of water in their home in NO, to being lifted by helicopter, which could only take 4 of them, and then being separated by bus once in Texas. To hear an actual story from a person that lived through this, was truly, truly touching and emotional for me. She gave me a list of others she is looking for, and a relative she has right here where I am in Las Vegas, Nevada, who they don’t have a number for, they want to tell her they are safe, so I am on that right now.

 I wanted to share that with you. I also have connected about 4 other families too. Including another touching one yesterday. You videotaped Steven Smith, he said that his 2 small boys were with a woman named Katina Franklin, but he didn’t know where.........I located her online.....and she is safe with the boys in Baton Rouge, a message is en route to her now to call Steven.

 Also, you videotaped a Joseph Foster, I saw online that he had relatives in Los Angeles looking for him, so I called them and I actually played the recording of his voice, that you guys recorded, and played it over the phone, she also broke into tears, and said "Yes, that’s him, that’s him, I know his voice anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”  

 Hopefully by the end of the day and the days from here on out, I can add many more of these great connections, made possible because you came up with the ingenious idea, of cutting through all the red tape, taking it upon yourself to send a videographer, (Willie, right??) to video all these people, its because of you, I was able to help them make the connections. Great work OCTV!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up, and I'll keep it up on my end, and together, hopefully we can bring people together, who should’ve never been separated in the first place. Bless you all..........................MIA :)