Saturday's tornado interrupted the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of Ozarkers.
However the storm also ended the lives of 16 Missourians that night.
Now the family of one of those killed shared the of Paul Gallemore..

Like many 74 year olds, Paul Gallemore's life story was a long read.
But... His family enjoyed every page.

"He was the baby and got treated that same way,” says Paul’s older brother Bill.

Bill Gallemore remembers his younger brother Paul like most older brothers do.

"If me and him were playing and he started crying, I was to blame for it,” Bill says.

But, as they grew older, bill grew to respect his brother and his brother's work.

“That's a piece of art work, isn't it,” says Bill about a homemade basket crafted by Paul a few years ago.

After Paul retired, he started making decorative baskets.

"Started out as a hobby and turned out a job,” Bill says. “He gave lessons and people would wait in line for lessons."

But, Paul could do more than make baskets. He was a handyman who built his own two-story home. However, on Saturday, Paul was caught on the second floor when the tornado hit.

"He was a good person and good to his family and loved them very much,” says Paul’s sister-in-law Marilyn Gallemore.
"He was awesome and the best dad ever,” says Paul’s daughter Kim.

And his daughter will also remember her father for how he could comfort her.

"His hands, he had big hands and like I said he liked to build things,” she says. “They were big and strong yet gentle and loving."

And a tornado can't take away all of Paul’s work.

“It's pretty, he's done some pretty work,” Bill says.

Paul's family will host a visitation this evening in Neosho.
Services will be tomorrow and family members from as far as Michigan are in town for one final goodbye.