The 57th Memorial Anniversary of the 1947 Texas City Disaster


TCFD Honor Guard posting the colors

Mayor Carlos Garza (center) with Fire Chief Grimm, Mrs. Ernestine Moreno and Pastor Bruce Frazier

Gwendolyn Dorsey leads the Levi Fry Music Students

Mrs. Ernestine Moreno
Survivor, 1947 Explosion

Chuck and Mary Ellen Doyle (center) with son Matt in white shirt.

Kelly Rothrock rings the bell as the names of the fallen firefighters are called out.

Fire Chief Grimm calls out the names of the 1947 Disaster fallen firefighters


1947 Survivors place flowers as Steve Cooley stands at attention.