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A Naperville resident on Hedg Court had just finished reading his book and turned off his bedroom light at 11:01 p.m. when Sunday’s tornado hit at 11:03 p.m. He didn’t hear any warning sirens or receive any cellphone notifications about the storm.
“All of a sudden, I hear this high wind and then a loud roar,” said Michel Laurent, who has lived in Naperville 18 years. “The house was shaking. I knew right there that this was not your normal thunderstorm. I went to the window, which was not a wise thing to do, when I saw the tree and the lightning surge. It was almost like a black-and-white silver screen in my mind.”
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Beverly Kehe-Rowland
Evelyn Sundholm, 104 years old, stands in front of the corner china cabinet her father made in his attic woodworking shop. A few of her fifty plus birthday cards are displayed.
Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland
“I had a marvelous family, a sister and two brothers, a wonderful home,” said 104-year-old Evelyn Sundholm of Jamestown. “I was the youngest of four and I was a spoiled brat.”
She was born to William and Judith Swanson at their Swede Hill home on Feb. 24, 1917. Swanson delivered mail in the factory district three times daily.
“When it was cold, many families had soup and coffee for him,” said his daughter.