Early April Tornado of 1974

Every year at this time, I remember the April 3rd. Tornado that devastated my hometown of Xenia, Ohio. It was classified as an F4(now considered an F5)tornado. Killing only 32 residents--8 were students ranging from Kindergarten-High school and one of my classmates attending her first year at a college in Wilberforce,Ohio.

As always,my thoughts go out to one of my former students, he not only lost his older brother in the tornado, but a few years later, he lost his Father, Mother and only Sister in the bombing of Pan Am Flight #103, over Lockerbe, Scotland. With his interest(as a child)in aviation and aerospace, I always thought he would grow up to be an Engineer, but today he is a Doctor in California, married to a young woman of his culture. Sudarkar, you are always in my thoughts and prayers, I wish you peace and happiness always!