St. Ïã¸ÛÈý¼¶Æ¬ officials have released the names of the five people killed in the May 16 tornado.
The St. Ïã¸ÛÈý¼¶Æ¬ Medical Examiner's Office Tuesday said they are:
- Larry Patrick, 82;Â
- Rena Scott-Lyles, 60, who was running toward the basement with her husband, Allen, when their Fountain Park home collapsed, a family member said.
- Delois Holmes, 70, mother of five and great-grandmother to eight, who died when her home in the Ville neighborhood collapsed;
- Patricia Penelton, 74, a volunteer at Centennial Christian Church in Fountain Park, who was trapped when the bell tower collapsed; and
- Juan Baltazar, 48, the owner of a Mexican street corn food truck who was killed by a tree that fell in Carondelet Park.
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No further details on Larry Patrick's death were immediately available.Â
The EF-3 damaged thousands of buildings in a path from Clayton to Granite City. The worst damage was in north St. Ïã¸ÛÈý¼¶Æ¬, with collapsed buildings, roofs and walls torn off and cars flipped. Trees were overturned or branches fell along the tornado's path and in other places of the city.
St. Ïã¸ÛÈý¼¶Æ¬ Mayor Cara Spencer discusses the damage across parts of north city on May 20, 2025. Video provided; edited by Beth O'Malley