The City of Joplin, Missouri planned a city wide Moment of Silence at 5:41 p.m., on Sunday, May 29 to honor those who lost their lives or have been injured and are suffering because of the disaster that struck Joplin one week ago.
The initial report of the EF-5 tornado on the ground in Joplin was made at 5:41 p.m. May 22.
Over 6,000 structures were affected, with many demolished completely, by this disaster.
But for every story of tragedy in this Southwest Missouri town, there are ten equally compelling stories of compassion, selflessness and charity. Here, on video, are one of each. Below is the first list of names released by the Missouri Department of Public Safety who are confirmed dead and whose relatives have been notified.
Governor Jay Nixon has directed the Missouri State Highway Patrol to assume control of notifying next-of-kin.
The Department of Public Safety will release a daily update of those individuals confirmed as deceased as a result of the tornado, following notification of next-of-kin. The updates will be available on the department Web site, www.dps.mo.gov.
As of 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, the deceased victims whose next-of-kin have received notifications of their deaths are:
Miguel Alvarez, 28, Joplin
Sarah L. Anderson, 47, Joplin
Grace Aquino, 46, of Joplin
Robert E. Bateson, 45, Joplin
Dorothy T. Bell, 88, Joplin
Regina M. Bloxham, 55, Joplin
Lathe E. Bradfield, 84, Joplin
Leo E. Brown, 86, Joplin
Tami L. Campbell, 28, Joplin
Arriyinnah S. Carmona, 8, Joplin
Moises Carmona-Navarro, 42, Joplin
Shante M. Caton, 10, Joplin
Trenton Caton, 6, Pierce City
Raymond Chew, 66, Joplin
Carolane J. Collins, 62 Eagle Rock
Clyde Coleman, 72, Galena, Kansas
Lois A. Comfort, 66, Webb City
Adam Darnaby, 27, Joplin
Nancy E. Douthitt, 94, Joplin
Ellen Doyle, 75, Joplin
Randy E. England, 34, Neosho
Betty Fisher, 86, Joplin
Marsha A. Frost, 32, Joplin
Sebastian C. Frost, 10, Joplin
Charles K. Gaudsmith, 21, Carthage
Billie J. Gideon, 77, Joplin
Caley Hare, 16, Joplin
Dorothy V. Hartman, 91, Joplin
Glenn W. Holland, 60, Joplin
Hayze Howard, 1, Webb City
Harli Howard, 11, Webb City
Thomas Russell Howard, 29, Webb City
Cheryl L. Jones, 39, Altamont, Kansas
James D. Kendrick, 63, Joplin
Bruce A. Lievens, 48, Joplin
Rachel K. Markham, 31, Joplin
Nancy Martin, 52, Miami, Oklahoma
Jesse L. McKee, 44, Neosho
Randall E. Mell, 49, Joplin
Ronald D. Meyer, 64, Joplin
Donald R. Miller, 49, Joplin
Doris Montgomery, 83, Joplin
Edmond V. Mullaney, 82, Joplin
Sharyl Nelson, 34, Joplin
William R. Norton, 18, Joplin
Dennis M. Osborn, 34, Seneca
Shirley Ann Parker, 68, Joplin
John H. Petty, 37, Neosho
Natalia M. Puebla, 37, Neosho
Shelly Marie Ramsey, 42, Neosho
Loretta Randell, 54, Joplin
Troy Raney, 39, Joplin
Virgil T. Reid, 77, Joplin
Johnny Richey, 52, Joplin
Vicki Robertson, 66, Joplin
Keith D. Robinson, 48, Joplin
Virginia Mae Salmon, 80, Joplin
Tonya L. Sawyer, 41, Fort Scott, Kansas
Daniel W. Shirley, 48, Joplin
Judy Smith, 71, Joplin
Nicholaus A. Smith, 23, Joplin
Shyrell L. Smith, 68, Pittsburg, Kansas
Steven J. Stephens, 28, Joplin
Kayleigh Teal, 16, Pittsburg, Kansas
Heather L. Terry, 36, Joplin
John Thomas, Jr., 40, Joplin
Sandra K. Thomas, 55, Carthage
Margaret Tuit, 92, Joplin
Michael E. Tyndall, 33, Joplin
Miles Wells, 49, Webb City
Tiera Whitley, 20, Fulton, Kansas
Zach Williams, 12, Joplin
Charles W. Writer, 74, Joplin