I was 9 at that time and lived at 1447 12 street North.
However our family was at our lake cottage at Lake Pelican. Nothing special about the evening of the tornado but the next morning I was walking to the Pelican Lake Resort and saw much debris in the trees and along the road. I remember finding 2 twenty dollar bills sticking out under some dirt on the road. To a kid I thought I was rich. My parents told me what happened in Fargo and said I could not spent it but had to wait a day to see if someone claimed it.
We drove back to Fargo a couple of days later wondering what damage our house would sustain. Praying as we went, we passed Shanley High School (destroyed). Coming up from the south I remember seeing houses with one wall sheered off exposing the 2 story house. It was weird seeing bathtubs, chairs, pictures, etc as if a buzzsaw just cut off one wall. Getting to our house all we had was a few broken windows and some debris in our yard. I was relieved my house was safe but sad I had someone’s $40. I gave it to the Red Cross because I knew someone else needed it more than me. — Richard Line, Lubbock, Texas
I lived at 1446 N. 12th Street and I do not remember you. I had just turned 10 when the tornado hit. What school did you go to? I went to Ben Franklin. We lived between the Euren family and the Zaylskie house.
The part about the $40 at the end was a sweet twist to the story.