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When your spouse is killed and you’re holding a newborn, all you can think about is: how am I going to keep going? How am I going to make house payments and car payments…or get groceries and health insurance? The 100 Club paid my mortgage in full, provided money for desperately needed repairs, and put funding in place to send my son to college. I will never have the words to describe my gratitude for what they’ve done.
I was 12 years old when I lost my dad. It was a very challenging and confusing time for me. I’d always seen The 100 Club’s stickers, but I never thought in a million years it would impact me personally. I don’t think everyone makes the connection that those donations help an individual. I wouldn’t have been able to go to law school without The 100 Club…they’ve changed the trajectory of my life 100%.
When I told my children that their daddy wasn’t going to live with us anymore, it was the worst day of my life. But The 100 Club turned a nightmare into a livable experience. They helped with the purchase of a new home for my children and me. They made my family debt-free. They were there when my husband was no longer able to provide for us.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support my family has received from The 100 Club. It’s been a long 18 months since the Southwest Inn fire, but with all the changes in my world, I’m still working hard at my rehab, improving a little every day for my children and myself. I am truly blessed, and I will be forever grateful to The 100 Club and its supporters.
Deputy
Vernon Charles
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
On July 26, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Vernon Charles was dispatched to a family disturbance call on Vickston Lane in north Houston. Charles arrived at the residence and was greeted by a woman who reported that her son was beating his girlfriend in a bedroom of the home. The woman led Charles toward the bedroom, and once they reached the open door, Charles could hear the man racking a shotgun. Charles immediately pushed the suspect’s mother out of harm’s way and simultaneously exchanged gunfire with the suspect. In the exchange, Charles’ face, arm, and weapon were struck by shrapnel, rendering his service weapon inoperable, and the suspect was struck in the abdomen. In spite of his injury, the suspect was able to flee the scene but was soon found and captured in the backyard of a nearby residence. Under dire circumstances, Deputy Charles demonstrated exceptional courage and presence of mind as he removed the suspect’s mother out of the line of fire and engaged an armed suspect, putting an end to a dangerous incident without loss of life.
Deputy
Vernon Charles
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
On July 26, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Vernon Charles was dispatched to a family disturbance call on Vickston Lane in north Houston. Charles arrived at the residence and was greeted by a woman who reported that her son was beating his girlfriend in a bedroom of the home. The woman led Charles toward the bedroom, and once they reached the open door, Charles could hear the man racking a shotgun. Charles immediately pushed the suspect’s mother out of harm’s way and simultaneously exchanged gunfire with the suspect. In the exchange, Charles’ face, arm, and weapon were struck by shrapnel, rendering his service weapon inoperable, and the suspect was struck in the abdomen. In spite of his injury, the suspect was able to flee the scene but was soon found and captured in the backyard of a nearby residence. Under dire circumstances, Deputy Charles demonstrated exceptional courage and presence of mind as he removed the suspect’s mother out of the line of fire and engaged an armed suspect, putting an end to a dangerous incident without loss of life.