Harris County 911 What Is The Location Of Your Emergency?

Donna is Marie's niece. Her father is Charlie. She has so many nieces, I hear "ask Uncle Charlie" frequently.
Donna worked seven years as a dispatcher for Austin Campus Police and has just retired from Harris County Sheriff's office after 26 years and five months.
I visited with Donna and asked her what was the frequent 911 calls she got. She said that the majority of calls were mostly fights, thefts, and accidents. However there once was a lady that told Donna it was her job to give her directions to an address for a garage sale. She said, "Nope that's not part of my job."

Donna had fun watching Marie

She said that a lot of kids would call and ask her to help with their homework. What? That's as bad as the woman that got national attention for calling 911 because the fast food place drive through she was at didn't give her ketchup for her french fries. I asked Donna if she ever had to talk someone, mom or dad through a delivery of a baby. She said, "No, but I listened to the EMS talk them through one though." What an interesting job. She said that even when she was a teenager that she was interested in being a 911 operator. There are lots of tests to take to be qualified and she has been scared a time or two.

Donna and  husband William

Charlie and Donna skiing

Donna and her husband have been married for fourteen years. Donna has a son who will be thirty four this year. So, I said, what kind of things do you like to do? She likes to do outside activities which does not surprise me. She likes to ride bike, and even para sailing along with scuba diving. Her father is an avid outdoors man and even in his eighties is hunting, skiing, and off on adventures of some sort. One day I put a picture of her father and his mother in a group for Marie. I said something to the effect that one on one pictures of children with a parent is very special. Here is a picture of just that.

Charlie and Nancy's wedding 

Donna with her sister and brothers

Donna and her father came to our house almost three years ago to help Marie celebrate her one hundred birthdays.
Now for the fun part; she wants to write a book! You'll never guess what the subject will be.....yup a 911 dispatcher. I wonder if the dispatcher is the victim or the perpetrator that's cool, Donna. I have only met you once for the big party, but I liked you so much. You are one of a kind, in your words, "cool."

James