Left, President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Joplin Community Memorial Service on May 29 at Taylor Auditorium. — Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
Above, members of the Patriot Guard assemble in the parking lot. Right, workers prepare the Taylor Auditorium stage for the service. — Photos by Lee & Wyrsch Below, President Obama hugs Krista Stark, ’07, who lost her mother, Lorretta Randall, ’81, just two days after her grandfather died in the tornado. — Tulsa World photo by Mike Simons
23 crossroads / fall 2011