Matador families commemorate anniversary of deadly tornado

FAMILIES REMEMBER The Reece family, a dozen strong, traveled from Abilene, Texas, to Matador to mourn the death of Victor Valenzuela, Junior. | KCBD PHOTO
FAMILIES REMEMBER The Reece family, a dozen strong, traveled from Abilene, Texas, to Matador to mourn the death of Victor Valenzuela, Junior. | KCBD PHOTO

ANTHONY HALL | KCBD-TV MATADOR— Residents andvisitorsjoined mourning families Friday night in Matador to commemorate the one-year anniversary of a devastating and deadly tornado, honoring what and who they’ve lost, while recognizing what they’ve rebuilt.

A single cross now stands on the side of the road in Matador, where the Reece family, a dozen strong, traveled from Abilene to Matador to mourn th…