Atlanta attorney, mother among those swept away in TX floods as crews continue search for missing

Josephine Hardin An Atlanta attorney has been killed in the massive floods that have caused devastation across parts of Texas The law firm of Huff Powell Bailey noted in a message on its website that Josephine Hardin and her mother were in Texas with family for the July holiday when they were swept away in the flash floods early that morning Hardin was a graduate of Emory University s School of Law and also was the Editor in Chief for the university s International Law Review Josephine was a strong believer in giving back to the society and served as a regular volunteer with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation becoming the firm s AVLF liaison in Josephine also volunteered with the Atlanta Region Food Bank and with the Georgia Society of Healthcare Hazard Managers Josephine was a natural leader and a large number of deep and meaningful friendships were formed during her time here She was smart and beautifully quirky She made us laugh out loud come together and think deeply about the necessities of others the firm noted in its declaration The floods have killed at least people and left more than missing Those revealed missing are in Kerr County where bulk of the casualties have been recovered so far Texas Gov Greg Abbott mentioned on Thursday The county s lowlands along the Guadalupe River are filled with youth camps and campgrounds including Camp Mystic the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least campers and counselors died Personnel explained Tuesday that five campers and one counselor have still not been exposed Click here to read the rest of the story on WSBTV com The Associated Press contributed to this article The post Atlanta attorney mother among those swept away in TX floods as crews continue search for missing appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta