Residents of Sunset Hills remember 2010 New Year's Eve Tornado
Date: 12/31/2011 Album ID: 1388205
Photos by Laurie Skrivan
Residents gathered at the Sunset Hills Community Center to commemorate the 2010 New Year's Eve Tornado by unveiling a restored tattered American flag that was found in the aftermath of the tornado.
Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan (right) congratulates tornado survivor Tony Tumminia (center) after he and his family unveiled a rescued tattered American Flag that flew at Watson Trail Park at a commemoration of the 2010 New Year's Eve Tornado at the Sunset Hills Community Center Saturday, December 31, 2011. Tumminia and his family survived the 2010 New Year's Eve tornado but lost their home. From left right is Joe Tumminia ( Tony's father) and Tony's fiance Fontella and son Dylan. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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2010 New Year's Eve Tornado survivor Gail Bearden, center) catches up with former neighbors Fontella Tumminia and her son Dylan at a commemoration of the tornado at the Sunset Hills Community Center Saturday, December 31, 2011. Both families were home at the time of the tornado. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan (right) congratulates tornado survivor Tony Tumminia (center) after he and his family unveiled a rescued tattered American Flag that flew at Watson Trail Park at a commemoration of the 2010 New Year's Eve Tornado at the Sunset Hills Community Center Saturday, December 31, 2011. Tumminia and his family survived the 2010 New Year's Eve tornado but lost their home. From left right is Joe Tumminia ( Tony's  father) and Tony's fiance Fontella and son Dylan. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Tornado survivors, from left to right, Tony Tumminia, his fiance Fontella, son Dylan, and father Joe Tumminia, unveil a rescued tattered American Flag that flew at Watson Trail Park at a commemoration of the 2010 New Year's Eve Tornado at the Sunset Hills Community Center Saturday, December 31, 2011. The family survived the 2010 New Year's Eve tornado but it devastated their home. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Sunset Hill residents watch the unveiling of a tattered American Flag that once flew at Watson Trail Park Sunset Hills now on display at the city's  Community Center Saturday, December 31, 2011 in Sunset Hills, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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