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
  • Matador families commemorate anniversary of deadly tornado
    Matador families commemorate anniversary of deadly tornado
  • MUSIC AND ART FOR HEALING The West Texas Collective band performed Friday night for a community gathering on the courthouse square on Matador, as a way to mark the healing process a year later. T-shirts were on sale to also commemorate the event. | COURTESY PHOTOS
    MUSIC AND ART FOR HEALING The West Texas Collective band performed Friday night for a community gathering on the courthouse square on Matador, as a way to mark the healing process a year later. T-shirts were on sale to also commemorate the event. | COURTESY PHOTOS
    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 st...

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