The memories were all too painful for Cindy Atteberry, president/CEO of the $27 million Joplin Metro Credit Union, who with her husband was nearly killed when the massive tornado of a year ago swept away their home as they clung to each other in a basement closet.
"I cried a bit yesterday when we stopped by the vacant lot where our beautiful home used to be," Atteberry said Wednesday.
In the months after the devastating twister killed 161 people as it leveled a large part of the southwest Missouri town, Atteberry became a leader in a local anti-Bank of America crusade wrapped around insurance payment checks, a problem that also ensnared Atteberry herself.
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