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MOUNT VERNON, Mo., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman became a victim of Hurricane Katrina when she skipped work to care for her granddaughter after her daughter was stranded in New Orleans.
The Kansas City Star reports that Barbara Roberts of Mount Vernon expected only to have the little girl for the weekend while her daughter and son-in-law made a quick business trip to New Orleans. But Chris Hardin and Tina Roberts of Columbia ended up trapped for days when flights were canceled and the city was cut off.
Roberts could not find anyone to care for 18-month-old Trisana while she returned to her job at the Positronic factory in Mount Vernon. She knew that she had used up her allowed days off and was likely to be fired, which happened when she returned to work last week.
"Any grandmother worth anything would have stayed with their granddaughter until the time the parents might be lucky enough to return home safely," Hardin said.
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