Norman Veteran Continues Struggle With Roof Repairs Following April Hailstorm

A Norman veteran said he is stuck with thousands of dollars’ worth of roof repairs following April’s hailstorm his insurance company won’t pay for.

The roof and siding at Alice and Lynn Leuck’s home in Norman was heavily damaged by baseball size-hail that fell from the sky on April 28.

The couple knew the next day that they’d be calling their insurance company for repairs.

“It felt like someone was beating on the house with a jackhammer,” Lynn Leuck said.

The hailstorm caused several thousand dollars in damage to the couple’s home.

“The hailstorm damage caused, with both estimates I got, $40,000 worth of damage to the house, to the siding, the roof and the garage door,” Leuck said. “The hail even took out chucks of flagstone patio.”

While it has been determined that State Farm is covering that, the couple was shocked to learn their roof’s framing doesn’t meet code.

Before any work can start on repairs from the hailstorm, the Leucks are being forced to pay around $20,000 to repair the roof’s framing.

State Farm sent a letter to the Leucks dated in October which said that those costs will not be covered.

“I don’t have the money to pay for it. I mean it’s crazy,” Leuck said. “It’s something that State Farm is obligated to do, in my opinion, because we have code compliance insurance.”

State Farm released the following statement to News 9.

“We’re committed to pay what we owe and are currently reviewing our customer’s claim. We’ll communicate with them directly on any updates once our review is complete.”

The Leucks said the reviewing process had already been completed.

“I get this letter back that says it’s denied,” Leuck said. “The framing is denied and they are saying it is still ongoing? That’s a lie. They are going to keep doing this until they run us out of patience and we just give up.”

Leuck served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a medic from 1968 to 1969, earning two bronze stars. Leuck said he’s learned a lot in that time while defending our freedom.

“They need to be honorable,” Leuck said. “They need to live up to their commitments and they need to do what is right and take care of their customers.”

Right now, the Leucks are planning to leave things the way they are, but they are unsure of how to come up with thousands of dollars for repairs.