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Living to think of recovering the dead at this point. ten years later, how far, we do know who that man was. his name was jerry peters. he was 64 years old. it turns out his family goes back generations in new orleans. jerry peters' great grandfather founded a small church in the seventh ward in 1918. his name was joseph davis. today the church is run by jerry peters nephew, pastor jerry darby. >> hello. >> so nice to meet you, pastor. >> nice to meet you, sir. >> thank you for having us. it turns out pastor darby was named after his uncle jerry peters. you didn't call him uncle jerry. >> i ca...

One of the things that always struck me as particularly painful. >> yes. >> so to be able to -- to finally put a name to -- to your uncle is -- is for me -- powerful. >> ten years after katrina, jerry peters remains very much alive in the hearts of those who knew him and loved him. they remember the way he lived his life not just how his life came to an end. ♪ not every victim of the storm died in the floodwaters. stom thoug some thought they were being taken to safety. some believe they had been promised help. only to find horror in the one place of refuge they were offered.

>> he didn't know how to swim? >> not at all. he was deathly afraid of water. >> jerry peter's body was recovered. when the family got word. they were devastated. they didn't know how he died or how he ended up floating in the water six blocks from his home. pastor darby didn't know his uncle's body was found on top of a car until now. >> you know, i saw your uncle. and i was worried, as a reporter, that i didn't want family members seeing their loved ones on television. i thought so much about him. and it's why i want, when we were able to track you down. i wanted to meet you. because -- ther...

His name was jerry peters. he was 64 years old. and it turns out his family goes back generations in new orleans. jared peter's great grandfather founded a small church on this plot of land in new orleans 7th ward in 1918. his name was joseph davis. today, the church is run by pastor jerry darby, his nephew. hello. so nice to meet you, pastor. thank you for having us. it turns out, pastor darby was named after his uncle jerry peters. >> you didn't call him uncle jerry, though. everybody called him fat. >> is that right? >> yes, that was his name. this is jerry peters, dressed as

A mardi gras indian. the only photo that survived the storm. jerry grew up in new or lean. one of 11 kids. he had two children of his own. >> what was your uncle like? >> very, very loving person. very, very supportive. he was my baseball coach, of course. >> he taught you huh to play baseball? >> taught me huh to play baseball. taught me huh to play football. >> the morning of the storm, pastor darby called his uncle. the rest of the family were evacuating to houston. it was the last time she would speak to uncle fat. >> the was our understanding that he was going to leave, that evening. and ...