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5 min readDavid Jones had one job on the morning of his daughter Elizabeth’s wedding: walk her down the aisle at 11 a.m. in Johnson City, Tennessee. He left his home in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, on Friday evening for what should have been a two-and-a-half-hour drive. But Hurricane Helene was bearing down on the region, and by the time David hit Interstate 26, he found himself in a line of brake lights that stretched for miles. Three hours later, he had moved ten miles. Cell service was dead. He could not call his daughter to tell her he was stuck. The only thought that kept him going was simple: “My daughter’s getting married at eleven, and I’m gonna be there to walk her down the aisle.”
The road closes, the walk begins
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- 2 (00:07) **Setup: A Father's Promise** - David Jones has been counting the days to walk his daughter Elizabeth down the aisle, but Hurricane Helene is bearing down on East Tennessee
- 3 (01:37) **The Storm Arrives** - Hurricane Helene, a Category 4, is making landfall, but David and most locals assume it will weaken inland like past hurricanes
- 4 (04:01) **The Drive Begins** - David leaves around 5-6 PM for what should be a 2-hour drive from Boiling Springs, SC to Johnson City, TN
- 5 (05:50) **Decision to Keep Going** - David refuses to turn back as long as he's still moving forward, even as the journey becomes increasingly difficult
- 6 (06:38) **The First Major Obstacle** - David encounters downed trees blocking lanes and must navigate around them in the dark
- 7 (07:31) **Confronting the Troopers** - David approaches a group of state troopers at 2 AM and insists he needs to get to Johnson City for his daughter's wedding
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Show Notes
Dad goes into hero mode and no hurricane, no barricade, no live power line is gonna stand between him and his daughter’s wedding day.
Father of the Bride
Dad goes into hero mode and no hurricane, no barricade, no live power line is gonna stand between him and his daughter’s wedding day.
Thank you David Jones and his daughter Elizabeth Marquez for sharing their story!
David is a performance excellence coach and consultant for businesses and the founder and president of the Excellence Advisory.
Produced by Bo Walsh, edited by Anna Sussman, original score by Nick Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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Thanks Andrew for sharing your story!
Produced by Shaina Shealy, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff.
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