Leonard Richards

Name/Title

Leonard Richards

Entry/Object ID

2024.22.6

Description

Leonard Richards, age 11, was also killed when the Van Deusen home collapsed in the tornado. Pictured here holding a dog.

Context

The Ray Richards family from Columbus, Ohio arrived in Lorain, Ohio for a weekend visit with Ray's sister, Margaret (Richards) Van Deusen (wife of attorney C.E. Van Deusen), and her family Saturday, June 28, 1924, looking forward to a weekend family reunion. "Aunt Ruth," another Richards sibling, joined the two families.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.22

Source or Donor

Jackson, Neta Thiessen