Brothers Of The Hook Memorial Tribute (Senior Road Radio Tower Collapse) Missouri City, TX
We interrupt this broadcast with breaking news from Fort Bend County.
Earlier today, near Missouri City,
Texas,
the Senior Road broadcast tower has suffered a catastrophic structural collapse.
Emergency crews are currently on the scene.
A thousand feet
up in that coastal blue
Doing hard iron work
like working men do
The rigging gave way
with a sudden sound
And heavy steel
fell
to the Texas ground
High above Missouri City,
where the gulf winds blow
Lord take the rigger's soul
when the cables go
They build the towers that reach the sky
Gone too soon in the blink
of an eye
The sirens rolled down along Senior Road
Carrying an awful
and heavy load
Hard-hat brothers standing in the sun
Praying for the work
that was left undone
Remembering five good men who did not come home:
John B. Gettleman
William B. Horn
Stephen R. Leasure
Kevin B. Lowery
And Donald J. Washington
Rest easy, boys.
High above Missouri City,
where the gulf winds blow
Lord take the rigger's soul
when the cables go
They build the towers that reach the
sky
Gone too soon in the blink of an eye
Never forgotten
on Senior Road.