Name: Rick Graser remembering, honoring his heroic mom Sharon. by Vancouver, WA 1972 Tornado - An Oral History
Duration: 39 min 6 s
Description: Rick Graser was an eyewitness to the tornado that claimed his mother's life. Sharon Graser died protecting children entrusted to her care. Rick reflects on his mom and how his life changed April 5, 1972.

Thank you, Rick for sharing your memories. Your mother was a hero.

Great share bruddah! I remember that day so vividly! I missed my bus that day from St. Joes because I was watching the storm and had to make the 2 mile walk home and wow from the top of uncompleted Andresen hill Rd I saw all the craziness below!

Your mom truly was and is a hero! She made the ultimate sacrifice!

Rick Graser was an eyewitness to the tornado that claimed his mother's life. Sharon Graser died protecting children entrusted to her care. Rick reflects on his mom and how his life changed April 5, 1972.

Rick Graser remembering, honoring his heroic mom Sharon.

His father was a doctor, and his mother was a nurse. Harry Smith naturally gravitated to a job as an ambulance driver. On April 5, 1972, he was called to Peter S. Ogden Elementary School where he found complete devastation and survivors anxious for help.

Rick Graser remembering, honoring his heroic mom Sharon.

Vancouver, WA 1972 Tornado - An Oral History

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