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Missouri National Guard Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Company work search and rescue missions in Joplin, Mo., just hours after a deadly tornado passed through. (Ann Keyes/Missouri National Guard)
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Lived in Joplin: Margaret has lived in Joplin for 55 years, but her family history with the area goes back to the early 1900’s.
Occupation: Before he retired, Ron made artificial limbs for amputees. He also enjoys working on antique cars.
Relatives: Margaret and Ron’s families, including 3 grown children, aunts, uncles and parents all live in the Joplin area.
Project Type: Major repairs on the ceiling and walls.
Currently Living: Ron and Margaret are both currently live in the house.
Setbacks in Rebuilding: While the damage to the house was extensive, their insurance paid for very little of the damage done to their house. While Margaret and Ron have taken on and fixed much of the damage, like many other clients, found they lacked the money to finish the repairs.
Tornado Experience: The couple rode the tornado out in the bathroom of their house. As the tornado passed them, they could feel the tornado lift their house into the air and drop it back down onto the foundation. When they emerged from the house, they found their garage and the back part of their house had lost its ceiling and been majorly damaged by the wind and debris. The three trees, which had once provided shade and comfort to the back yard, had been blown down and smashed their cars, boat, RV, and garage. No insurance money was paid out for those losses either. They paid for much of the repairs, fixing up the back of the house to become wheelchair accessible, but the expenses added up quickly. Their retirement plans, with the RV, were dashed, and their lives were turned upside down.
Goals/ Hopes for the Future: Margaret looks forward to getting her house back in order. Its chaotic and “depressing” for her to go home now, and she plans on doing a deep and thorough clean once the construction is done. Anything she isn’t keeping, she plans on giving to GoodWill, so it can be put to good use.
Meet Raymond. Raymond is a true Joplin native, but has spent some years moving about. Of all the places that Raymond lived during his time away from Joplin, Arkansas was the one that he liked best. But like with many of those who have moved away, it’s not long before the strong call of family brings them back home to their roots. Such was the case with Raymond, who has three of his five siblings, two sisters and a brother, living here in Joplin. Raymond also has a brother in both Kansas City and Arkansas.
On the day of the tornado, Raymond was not in his home of the last 30 years when it was hit. Instead Raymond was in a location hit even harder than his home. Raymond was in a hospital room on the 6th floor of St. Johns Hospital that Sunday when the window exploded showering the entire room in shards of glass. With the damage to St. Johns so severe, Raymond had to be transferred to a hospital in Springfield where he spent over a month before he was able to return home.
With Raymond unable to work on his home while he was in the hospital, the elements took a bad situation and made it worse, leaving water everywhere, or as Raymond put it, the house was filled with “big old puddles.”
Once home, Raymond set about putting his house in order, with repairing his roof being his first and most immediate need. Raymond is disabled though and requires help from a personal care assistant (PCA) most days. Raymond’s PCA at that time was to take care of having the roof repaired, but instead took the money for himself. While the perpetrator was caught and prosecuted, Raymond was left with a damaged home and no longer the means to repair it.
Raymond enjoys collecting and working on old radios, watches and clocks. Raymond also like cats and has recently begun to befriend a local stray named Squeaky, but keeping a pet, like Raymond’s hobbies are aspects of living that will be much easier to have and enjoy once his home is again safe and secure.
Sodexo teamed up with the Tulsa Public School System for a donation drive to assist students and parents in Joplin, Missouri. Several school buses full of food, water, supplies and clothing were donated. Thank you to all who helped out!
Joplin is a Hi-Line train station where hopeful homesteaders arrived to settle on “free land.” The post office opened in 1910 as they arrived, most from Missouri, Minnesota or North Dakota. This part of Montana, formerly a battleground of Piegan, Blood, and Gros Ventre Indians, became a land where homesteaders battled the elements and grasshoppers.
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Sodexo teamed up with the Tulsa Public School System for a donation drive to assist students and parents in Joplin, Missouri. Several school buses full of food, water, supplies and clothing were donated. Thank you to all who helped out!
Meet Marcella. This strong 81-year-old mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother has lived in Joplin her whole life. She has spent 56 years in her home and raised 11 children there, 7 girls and 4 boys. Working as a homemaker in the time before electric appliances, she gained and still maintains a grip of steel that is famous in the family.
The day of the tornado, Marcella sat in her recliner and watched as the storm grew bigger and closer. She had seen many storms come and go and at first didn’t want to move, but was finally persuaded by her son Mark. The pair took shelter on the floor of the bathroom. For three minutes the house shook like a box of rocks while debris flew in through broken windows. Mark recalls the feeling as one of “holy terror.” The final damage included a nearby tree that fell and shifted the house on its foundation. With their large extended family scattered across Joplin and phone services down, it was several hours before Marcella and Mark were able to confirm that everyone was safe.
After the tornado Marcella chose to stay in her home, even though that meant living without power for a month. The family filed for insurance but didn’t feel that they received fair treatment; they also had to contend with fraudulent contractors. The past year has been a hard one. Marcella fell and broke her hip, and this past summer one of her grandsons died unexpectedly. When Mark finally received the call that Rebuild Joplin would help them rebuild, he described a feeling of intense relief that sent chills and goosebumps down his spine.
Today Marcella remains relatively undaunted by all the challenges her family has faced. She insists she is as strong as ever and says that “it is hard to keep a good woman down.” Still, she is looking forward to having her home fixed up again. Not only is it where she intends to live out the rest of her days, it is also where three of her children are currently living and a popular meeting place for the rest of the family.
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Meet Amber and William.
Amber was born and raised in Joplin; Will grew up in Houston. The pair met in the Navy, were married in 2003, and moved to Joplin in 2008 to be closer to Amber’s family. Today Amber works at Panera Bread. William left his job at Target after the tornado to focus on building their new house. The couple has two children, Oskar (6) and Capella (3).
On the day of the tornado the family was just sitting down to dinner in their rented duplex. They didn’t hear the sirens, but William had been keeping an eye on the storm. Suddenly they heard what sounded like an approaching train. Amber’s sister ran over from her house across the street, and all five took shelter in the bathroom. Fortunately the duplex was on the outer edge of the storm. The house suffered damage to the windows, doors, and roof, but did not collapse. Amber’s mother and sister were not so lucky—her sister’s house and her mother’s apartment complex were both destroyed. No one in the family was hurt.
After the tornado Amber and William remained in their house for a few nights. They later moved in with family and then into the FEMA village. Through a twist of fate the couple had just finished purchasing a plot of land out in the country two days before the storm. They’d planned to gradually build on the land over the next couple of years. Now things sped up a bit. Amber continued her work at Panera while William got a crash course on building a house from scratch. Over the next several months they were able to get the house about halfway done. Then William had to have an emergency appendectomy and work on the house stopped. Amber contacted Rebuild Joplin, who committed to provide materials and coordinate volunteers to help them finish the job.
Today Amber and Will count their family as one of the lucky ones. Things haven’t gone exactly as they planned, but they are looking forward to finally completing their dream home and moving in. They hope to raise goats, chickens, and other livestock, and provide a safe and comfortable home for their children.