Cyndy (Paulsen) Bradstream
Written Memory
June 9, 2011
Dan Hodge
Written Memory
August 17, 2017
Dana Kreber
Written Memory
Darlyne Bower Kushman
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Darlyne lost her home in the Flood but her family survived. Despite their loss, they kept their sense of humor and even hung a For Rent sign outside her condemned home the days after the Flood. Darlyne married Cal Kushman who also lost his home and business in the Flood. They decided to make a new life in Mesa, AZ.
Rapid City Public Library
June 8, 2012
Darol Johnson
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Darol's brother, Jamie Johnson, was visiting a friend below Canyon Lake the evening of the Flood. His family learned two days later that Jamie had died that evening. Darol who was 11 years old in 1972, moved with his mother, father and sister to San Diego, CA in November of 1972. The first time he came back to South Dakota was in 2012 for the 40th anniversary.
Rapid City Public Library
July 30, 2012
Darrell Willey
Written Memory
June 27, 2009
David Lamb
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David spent the evening of June 9 at the Harney Peak Ranch in Rapid Valley.
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May 16, 2012
David Moore
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David Moore returned to Rapid City after the flood to help his parents and was involved in post-flood rebuilding efforts.
Rapid City Public Library
June 23, 2008
David Moore
Written Memory
2003
David Morrison
Written Memory
October 6, 2015
David Stewart Lamb
Written Memory
June 26, 2012
Davidson, Durwin John
Durwin Davidson, 5. A young boy. He lived with his parents in the Box Elder area. He was survived by his parents, one brother and two sisters. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.
Dawne Yates
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Dawne recounts her memories of her father who was involved in the rescue efforts.
Rapid City Public Library
December 16, 2013
Dayna Adams
Written Memory
June 9, 2011
Dean Long
Dean Long was serving in the Air Force and used a boat to rescue numerous people the morning after the devastating flood of June 1972.
Rapid City Public Library
June 16, 2022
Deb Kuehn
Written Memory
August 17, 2017
Deb Kuehn
Deborah Kuehn had finished work and was home at her parents’ the night of June 9, 1972. Her mother, Yvonne was working at Bennett-Clarkson hospital that night, and her father, Jim, was vice president and co-editor of the Rapid City Journal, and was keeping tabs on the situation. The family lived on Selkirk, just a few blocks from Jackson Blvd, and took in many people displaced by the flood.
Deb Kuehn moved back to Rapid City in 1988. She has worked as a certified nurse practitioner at Monument’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and at Black Hills Pediatrics. Deb’s hobbies include her cats, gardening, sewing and quilting, and rummaging.
Rapid City Public Library
April 2022
Delbert Stover
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"The whole night was horrifying," is how Delbert describes the evening of the Flood. He helped rescue others, including using a wheelbarrow to save his Grandfather from the rushing waters in Dark Canyon. Delbert's family lost everything, but he was able to save the vehicles from his business, Black Hills Transit. Dairy products from one of these vehicles helped sustain him and others for days before help arrived in the Canyon.
Rapid City Public Library
December 14, 2011
DelRita Schouten
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DelRita Schouten had lost her home and everything inside it to the flood. She now lives on a hill.
Rapid City Public Library
December 14, 2010
DelRita Schouten
DelRita Schouten's recollection of the 1972 flood. Recorded during the 50th Anniversary event at Rapid City Public Library.
Rapid City Public Library
June 8, 2022