J.D. Villa, a Corpus Christi Army Depot
employee and Rockport city councilman, saw
damage from Hurricane Harvey from several
perspectives.
Villa said he and his family safely evacu
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ated to Bryan/College Station, Texas, during
the hurricane. When they returned after the
storm, they found utter devastation in the
streets of his hometown, which took a direct
hit from the Category 4 hurricane. He said the
town looked lifeless upon his return.
His childhood home was destroyed and
was a complete and total loss, according to
Villa, as well as much of the community.
Serving as a councilman, his return to
his coastal home town impacted him as a
community leader also, he said.
Villa said the city of Rockport could
no longer provide a haven for its residents
including his own family. Things looked
intense from both the personal and leadership
perspectives.
It was a godsend then that he received a
phone call from Dennis Campbell, the em
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ployee assistance program director at CCAD.
Campbell reached out to its displaced
employees within days of the storm’s landfall
to find out what they needed. Villa said that
having one less thing to worry about lets him
focus on attending to the more immediate
needs of his family and Rockport citizens,
and returning to work, to re-establish a
routine has helped him get back to some
semblance of normalcy.
His daily routine includes a trip to
Rockport to continue the cleanup efforts
and the insurance claims process. Yet, Villa
is grateful that CCAD leadership did not
hesitate to ensure that he and his family were
safe and together.
Now, he is taking it one day at a time
in leading the way for his community’s
recovery.
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