Penny; Tad Deupree & Akerly Families 2025 Flood Recovery

This past July Fourth weekend, Gina and I, along with two of our daughters, Tera (with her husband, Grantham Akerly, and two small grandchildren, Teddy (3yr) and Penelope (1yr)) and Tabby (with her boyfriend Justin Lewis) joined my mother, Penny “Nanda” Deupree at her home in Hunt, Texas, steps away from the Guadalupe River to celebrate the Fourth of July Holiday.

Both my mother and I have recounted the events of that tragic Friday morning in interviews with The Great Voice, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal. We are sharing photos of the aftermath of the flood and our recovery in this public photo album: Hunt Texas & Deupree Family Flood Recovery 2025

By the grace of God, all nine of us survived the catastrophic flash flood that claimed the lives of so many others.

In addition to losing her home of over 20 years, which she had built with my late father, Tom “Pops” Deupree, she has lost her car, irreplaceable family heirlooms, and countless photo scrapbooks. If you know Penny, then you know how she cherished crafting and preserving memories with her scrapbooks.

Our family has been humbled and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from our extended family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues, who have asked how they can help. This GoFundMe has been set up to help my mother and the other members of my family who were directly impacted by the flash flood, so we can begin to piece our lives back together and navigate the next several months. Any remaining funds will be donated towards Kerr County Flood Relief.