Derrick Tillman

“I was able to still operate, to just help people, because I wasn’t stressed out on my end, mentally or physically,”

Derrick Tillman · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Tillman, whose own power was out only two hours, drove to Mississippi to buy generators and distributed them across Memphis.

“We all stick together and make things happen and use our resources, most likely, we can take care of each other with no problem.”

Derrick Tillman · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Tillman said he expects communities to come together in times of crisis and use their resources to take care of each other.