LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man who was paralyzed in the May 16 tornado that killed 17 people in London has died from complications related to his injuries.

David Krell, who had intellectual disabilities, developed double pneumonia as a result of the injuries he suffered in the storm and was unable to recover. His family tells LEX 18 he died December 2.

Krell's niece Heather McClarrie remembers her uncle as a dog lover and family man.

"We were always together, and he was always making us laugh. He always had a story to tell, and that's what I want him to be remembered for. I want him to be remembered for what he gave to the world, not just the pain and suffering that he went through. I don't want that," McClarrie said.

Krell miraculously survived when the tornado hit the mobile home where

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