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Jim Berger

James Berger, 44 years old, worked as a Senior Vice President at Aon Corporation, an insurance firm that employed 1,100 people in the south tower.

After the first jet hit the north tower he could have made the easy decision to leave while there was still time, but he stayed behind to coordinate his company’s evacuation. His unselfish sense of duty was apparent when a crowd of evacuees tried to drag him into an elevator. He firmly stated, “No. I’m going back”. James Berger was killed when the south tower collapsed. Thanks to his efforts only 175 out of 1,100 Aon employees perished in the attacks.

He left behind his wife Suzanne and three children; Nicholas, Alex and Christian.

## Bruce Springsteen Honors 9/11 Victims

Bruce Springsteen read James Berger’s obituary in the NY Times and saw that it mentioned how much James loved his music. That inspired Bruce to give his widow, Suzanne Berger, a phone call to offer his condolences.

Bruce also created a specially made video of “Thunder Road”, which was Jim’s favorite song. It was dedicated to the Berger family and was played at the memorial service. The next year Bruce penned a song called, “You’re Missing” to honor the Bergers.

Bruce stirred a bit of controversy by dedicating a whole album to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. He was accused of profiting from their suffering.

The Berger family and many other families strongly objected to these accusations. His actions were greatly appreciated by Suzanne Berger.

## External Links

American Memorials Obituary

2,996 and Freedom Now Tribute
Michael Curtin

**Sergeant Michael S. Curtin**

Shield 3256 - ESS 2

Sergeant Curtin was asssigned to the NYPD Emergency Service Unit, Truck 2. He was appointed to the force on January 26, 1988. He was originally assigned to Field Training Unit 13. He received an appointment to ESU in January 1991, but was called to Marine active duty in Operation Desert Storm. He retired from the Marine Reserves as a Sergeant Major. Upon returning to the NYPD in Emergency Squad 7, he responded to the 1993 WTC bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing as a Rescue Specialist with FEMA NY Task Force 1. He was promoted to Sergeant in December 1995, and re-assigned to ESU in 1998. He is survived by his wife Helga, and children Jennifer, Erika and Heather.

"Fidelis ad mortem Sergeant"...Faithful Unto Death

Sergeant Curtin died at or near the World Trade Center.
Jean Peterson

**Jean Hoadley Peterson** (died September 11, 2001), retired, was one of the passengers killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when her airliner, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field near  Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She was born in Evanston, Illinois, grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and lived in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Jean earned her nursing degree from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in education from Columbia University. In 1994 she married her husband, Donald A. Peterson.

Jean's retirement years were spent as a Baptist missonary, where she traveled to the West Indies.

Peterson was on her way to attend an annual family reunion at Yosemite National Park with her husband. They were scheduled for a later United Airlines flight, 91. Upon arriving early at the airport they had their reservations changed to Flight 93.

She is survived by her parents, Walter & Virginia Hoadley; brother, Richard Hoadley; daughters Jennifer, Grace & Catherine Price; sons David, Hamilton & Royster Peterson; and granddaughter, Charlotte.

## External links

* Lives Remembered: Donald and Jean Peterson.
Thomas Damaskinos

**Thomas Damaskinos** ( - September 11, 2001) was an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald Securities. He was the youngest of five brothers. Damaskinos, 33, was from Matawan, New Jersey.

He was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. He was on the 101st floor.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and two children, Jessica, 14, and Matthew, 2. He so enjoyed the The Simpsons that he taped every show and was nicknamed "Bart". He was also a big fan of John Elway and the Broncos.

## Tributes

Thomas Damaskinos was a man who loved his family and friends. He was a man who could make anyone laugh, and often did.

His friends called him Bart because of his love for the simpsons.

Tom worked at Cantor on the 101st floor along with many friends. He was such a huge fan of the Broncos and John Elway. His favorite t.v. show was the simpsons, he taped every single one, and his family tapes them now since he is unable to.

He had a wife, Jennifer, and two beautiful children, Jessica, 14, and Matthew, 2. He loved them very much. He grew up in a house with four brothers, Tommy was the baby.

He had so many wonderful things about him that I could go on forever, nobody can ever come close to how great he was.

Tom was such a great person who always put others before himself, Tom is missed greatly.

I never got a chance to thank you dad, for all of the things you've done for me.. I will forever love you and cherish our memories..love you more more more said it first...

I Love You Dad,

your little girl..
Andrew Garcia

**Andrew "Sonny" Garcia** (died September 11, 2001) was an American businessman. He was born in Sunnyvale, California, where he graduated from Fremont High School. Andrew attended San José State University in California and graduated in 1961. He worked as a grocery clerk, postal carrier, air traffic controller, and then as a purchasing manager for United Airlines, where he met his wife. In 1991, Andrew and his wife started a small company, the CINCO Group.

Garcia died at the age of 62 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He was returning home from a business trip in New Jersey. Andrew was able to contact his wife during the attack; however, the connection was lost just after he was only able to say his wife's name.

Garcia was survived by his wife, Dorothy; son, Andrew Jr.; daughters, Kelly & Audrey; granddaughter, Madison; and grandson, Andrew.
Darren Bohan

**Darren Bohan**, was born 1967, Darren died in the attack on the world trade centre. A memorial service was held for Darren 27th October 2001. Darren worked for Aon Corporation he died on the September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center.

## Tributes and Comments

Hi Clark and Mark, if you come back here above are details of Darrens memorial service, I am sorry :about your loss. My prayers are with you all.
Darren,

I miss you. Where are you?
I hope we will meet again.
Clark Champ

Hi Darren,
I miss you too.
Mark Edwards
## Memorial Page

http://www.sierratel.com/wawonamoon/bohan.html
Robert Gschaar

File:Gschaar.jpg
**Robert Joseph Gschaar** (March 8, 1946 - September 11, 2001) was a victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. He was a 55-year-old resident of Spring Valley, New York, and worked as a Supervisor for Aon Corporation.

A Bronx native, Gschaar graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1964 and later received a BS in Business from Long Island University. An avid reader and life-long history buff, he studied the military histories of numerous cultures and was particularly interested in the American Civil War. Gschaar worked for numerous insurance companies throughout his working career, on July 7, 2001, after several years of moving about as a temporary underwriter, he was hired as a Supervisor with AON Corporation, working on the 92nd floor of World Trade Center Tower 2.

On September 11, 2001, shortly after the first plane struck Tower 1, Gschaar spoke to his wife, Myrta, over the phone and related that his building was fine, but that he was evacuating his team of 30 employees. "I'll call you as soon as I can," he told her.

At 9:02 AM, a second plane struck Tower 2 where Gschaar and his co-workers were in the process of vacating their offices. According to survivors from AON Corp, Gschaar was last seen somewhere between the 40th and 50th floors. Robert Gschaar was killed when Tower 2 collapsed at 9:59 AM; he was survived by his wife of 13 years, Myrta, four stepdaughters and four grandchildren.

A memorial mass was held at St. Anthony's Church in Nanuet, New York on October 4, 2001. In November 2004, Myrta Gschaar was notified that Rob's wallet and wedding ring had been found at the World Trade Center site; a short time later, Rob's remains were identified through DNA. Robert Gschaar will be interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack, New York on September 9, 2006 – nearly five years after his death.[1]
Samantha Egan

**Samantha Egan** was 24 years old when she started working at Cantor Fitzgerald Securities. Miss Egan was born and raised in Rocky Point, NY but later moved to New Jersey. She had attended college upstate and did charity work before working for Cantor Fitzgerald. She was trying to get back into school. Samantha is survived by her parents, a brother and several other extended family members.
In Memoriam

Welcome to **In Memoriam: September 11, 2001**.

This website was started as a wiki in 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The aim was to allow a more detailed report of the event than would be allowed in an encyclopedia and which could include personal opinions. Part of the content here was originally uploaded to Wikipedia. This project is no longer a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.

It was intended that this website be a complete history of the attack, including the background history, the aftermath, and more. The pages of In Memoriam provide an additional resource of personal opinions, individual experiences, memorials, and tributes, unlike content which could be added to an encyclopedia. All content on this website is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.

There are **451** articles on this memorial site.

## Tributes to individuals - Tributes to companies and organizations - Personal experiences

Within these pages are the stories of the victims and survivors of the events of September 11, 2001. May these pages serve as a memorial to those lost.

Donations and Assistance - Rescue and Recovery Effort
Closings and Cancellations - Memorials and Services

**Attack**

Survivors

**Response and aftermath**

Economic effects

**Locations**

Shanksville, Pennsylvania

**Flights**

UA Flight 93

**Related subjects**

Afghanistan

2001 anthrax attacks
Michael Cammarata

**Michael F. Cammarata** was a New York City firefighter from Staten Island, New York, at 22 the youngest firefighter to die in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. After scoring a perfect score on the written and physical exams, he was sworn in as a firefighter and assigned to Ladder Company 11 on East Second Street in June, 2001. His fellow firefighters called him "The Face" for his good looks.

He died while on duty in the collapse of the World Trade Center. He was last seen going into the Marriott World Trade Center Hotel.

His remains were not found by the time of his funeral on June 7, 2003. A vial of his donated blood was buried with personal effects.

At the funeral Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that rescue personnel should be particularly identified in any memorial, so that any visitor "be able to read their names, know what they did, appreciate their heroism, be inspired by their sacrifice and ensure they are designated as role models for the next generation who will protect us all."
Ruben Ornedo

**Ruben Ornedo** was an American computer engineer. He died at age 39 in the crash of American Airlines flight 77 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A resident of Eagle Rock, California, he was a satellite communications engineer for Boeing. He immigrated from the Philippines with his family when he was in grade school. He graduated from Fairfax High in Los Angeles and from UCLA in computer engineering. He enjoyed traveling, hiking, mountain climbing, and renovating his new house.

He was survived by his pregnant wife of three months, Sheila, and his brother, Dr. Eduardo Ornedo. He was on an extended business trip to Washington, and originally scheduled to leave a week later. He was taking an opportunity to go home briefly just to see his wife.

## Tributes

My many condolences go out to Mr. Ornedo's family. Being a Filipino myself, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say that may God bless you, and I'm praying for your family. --Maraming Salamat, Esther B. Ohio, USA

I knew Ruben. We knew each other from 1987 thru 1997 at the Westside YMCA in Los Angeles. He always had a smile. He was a good soul and I'm sorry he's gone. My love and prayers go out to his wife and new baby. I hope that his memory is never forgotten. I know that I will always hold a special thought for a sweet guy. Sincerely, Todd Pearl Now living in Michigan.
Douglas Stone

**Douglas Stone** was an American print shop owner. He died at age 54 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. A native New Englander and resident of Dover, New Hampshire, Stone owned and operated Odyssey Press. He often visited Los Angeles to see a business associate, his ex-wife Beth Stone, and his son, Zach. He graduated from California State Long Beach, returning to New England in the late 1980s after he divorced.

On many visits he watched his son Zach compete in track and cross-country for Fountain Valley High School. On this flight he was coming to see his son begin his freshman year at UCLA.

Tributes and Comments

Zach Stone, son:

He was a really honest, straightforward person. I used to tell people that he wasn't a fake person. He told you what he thought.

He was one of the finest men I ever knew. I often thought of him and his family. I wish I could have been half the man he was. For so long confused strength with physical strength. Doug, had a strength that surpassed my understanding. I will never forgive myself for not knowing him better and for not being more like him.

As a business colleague, I didn't know him all that well, but the small part of him I knew, I valued. His personality came through on even the most mundane of interactions--quoting prices, dealing with billing--he was a pleasure to work with and after five years, I still miss him. EP
Dana Falkenberg

**Dana Falkenberg** (July 21, 1998 - September 11, 2001).

Dana was three years old when she died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 77. She was traveling to Australia with her father, Charles Falkenberg, mother, Leslie A. Whittington, and sister, Zoe Falkenberg for her mother's sabbatical from work.

## Tributes

My childhood babysitter died recently, 12/13/05, of cancer. Before she died, she told us not to be sad, that she was going to Heaven to take care of the innocents that have passed on. Since she spent so much time helping survivors of 9/11, I knew she meant the child victims of that horrible event, . She always said that it was "terrible that those darling babies spent their last moments in fear". Well, Nancy, you can now help them and ease their fears. Give them all a kiss for us. God Bless you. Dana, let my Nanny Nancy take care of you. She is good at it. --Abigaile Beaudelaire
Maria Behr

**Maria Behr** of Milford, NJ was a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She worked as a securities trader at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of World Trade Center One. Maria was 41 when she was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center.

The Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) high school class of 1978 (Maria's alma mater) established the Maria Behr Memorial Scholarship Fund. A flagpole and memorial in front of the school is dedicated to Maria's memory.
Edmund Glazer

**Edmund Glazer** (March 21, 1960 - September 11, 2001) was a business executive. A resident of Chatsworth, California, he was Chief Financial Officer and vice president of finance and administration for MRV Communications, a firm that manufactures optical network systems and components. Glazer was a native of Zambia, born of South African parents. When he was seventeen, Glazer immigrated to the United States.

He died at age 41 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while on board American Airlines Flight 11. He was survived by Candy, his wife, and Nathan, his son.

## External links

Great North Road: Edmund Glazer and Rick Rescorla ... In Memoriam
Paul Jeffers

**Paul E. Jeffers**, 39, New York, N.Y., was a partner and repo sales manager at Cantor Fitzgerald. He died at the World Trade Center.

Paul,

Mass today in your memory, always in our thoughts.

Terry, Nick, Colin, Richard- Tokai/UFJI

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity

WB Yeats
Stanley Smagala, Jr.

**Stanley Smagala, Jr.** was a firefighter attached to Engine 226 New York Fire Department He died on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center.

He was the twin brother of James.

## Memorial Page Entry

http://www.bravestmemorial.com/html/members/smagala\_stanley\_jr\_fr\_e226.html His Memorial Page

Fallen Brothers Foundaiton Forum Entry

http://fallenbrothers.com/community/showthread.php?t=713 Fallen Brothers Entry

http://www.bravestmemorial.com/html/members\_individual/smagala\_stanley/smagalajr\_newsday\_article.html Bravest Memorial Diary Entry.
John Keohane

**John R. Keohane** was a assistant General Counsel at Zurich American Insurance. John lived at Jersey City, New Jersey.

John worked at One Liberty Plaza (World Trade Center). John found his way out of the world trade center but died when hit by falling debris.

He was born in 1960 and died on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center.

He was survived by his mother Mary (California) and his sister Darlene.

## Article on John and his appointment

* Apointment to Zurich American Insurance

## Memorial Pages

* CNN tribute
* Wall of Americans.com tribute
Colleen Fraser

**Colleen L. Fraser** (d. September 11, 2001) lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she started work in 1980 at Community Access Unlimited as a counselor, eventually becoming the president of the board. In 1990 the Governor of New Jersey appointed her as the chairperson for the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council where she served for five years. In July of 2001, she was elected to the vice-chair position by the Council. She was also hired as executive director of the Progressive Center for Independent Living in New Jersey.
Born with an inherited disorder, Colleen underwent multiple childhood surgeries to allow her to walk. After being persuaded to work as a counselor for others with disabilities, she started her lifelong advocacy for the rights of disabled people in New Jersey and elsewhere in the United States.

Fraser died at 51 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She was heading to a seminar on grant writing to assist her in her position with PCIL. Fraser had a lifelong fear of flying.

She is survived by her sister, Christine, as well as her brother, Bruce Fraser of Ohio, and her stepmother, Gladys Fraser of New Jersey; two step-sisters, Barbara Williams of New Jersey and Kay Roy of Pennsylvania; five step-brothers, Luke and Michael Boyle, both of California; Mark Boyle of Wyoming; Thomas Boyle of Alabama, and John Boyle of New Jersey, and several nieces and nephews.
David Brandhorst

**David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst** was the adopted son of Daniel Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa, a same-sex couple who had been together for 14 years.

He died at age 3 in the September 11, 2001 attack on board United Airlines Flight 175. Daniel Brandhorst was accompanied by his parents. The family was returning from their annual vacation in Provincetown on Cape Cod and Boston.

## Tributes

David I never got to meet you. Dan was bringing you to Liverpool and I would finally meet you. It would have been nice to see meet you and see Dan again. Susan

God Bless america, and the family, one that could stay strong after losing a child.

Words cannot even say how i feel,about this innocent baby, losing his life to this ignorance......god bless you little david...

i cannot imagine how it must feel to loose a child as i have 2 myself so god bless you little one...... you will always be remembered by your family ...from a welsh family man

Words cannot even say how i feel,about this innocent baby, losing is life to this ignorance......god bless you little david... --tami, michigan

How my heart breaks for such a darling baby to die in such a way i will never understand all this waste of such wonderful lives. --carol, Australia

My childhood babysitter died recently, 12/13/05, of cancer. Before she died, she told us not to be sad, that she was going to Heaven to take care of the innocents that have passed on. Since she spent so much time helping survivors of 9/11, I knew she meant the child victims of that horrible event, . She always said that it was "terrible that those darling babies spent their last moments in fear". Well, Nancy, you can now help them and ease their fears. Give them all a kiss for us. God Bless you. David, let my Nanny Nancy take care of you. She is good at it.

Abigaile Beaudelaire
Sue Hanson

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**Sue Kim Hanson** was a lab technician and student. A resident of Groton, Massachusetts she attended and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She later earned her Master of Arts at Boston University and was a doctoral candidate there, performing a series of challenging experiments creating mice that lacked the Interleukin-16 gene to study the role that the gene might play in both asthma and AIDS.

Hanson died at 35 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She was traveling with her husband, Peter Hanson and daughter, Christine Hanson. They were on the way to Disneyland and then a trip to visit Sue's relatives.

The Hanson family has been honored with various memorials throughout the United States. In 2002 Sue was posthumously awarded a doctorate degree in Pathology from Boston University, which has established an annual lecture to be held on September 11 in Sue's honor. In 2003 an orchestral elegy titled *Christine's Lullaby*, written in Christine's honor, was premiered in Minnesota. Also in 2003, the Boston University Medical Center dedicated a pediatrics treatment room to the Hansons. In 2005, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo opened the Hanson Exploration Station, a state-of-the-art educational and corporate meeting space named in the Hanson's honor.

Sue is survived by her grandmother, Ok-Hee Kim, and her brothers, Stanley and John, all of California.

### External links

* Mourners celebrate lives lost in attacks
* In Memory of Peter Hanson, Sue Hanson and daughter Christine
Carlos Montoya

My cousin **Carlos Alberto Montoya**.
Carlos was born in Bogota, Colombia, son of a decorated Air Force pilot
who was residing in Huntington Beach, CA. His birthday is March 1st,
he was the oldest of all the cousins in our family. Came to the U.S. in search of his dreams of his own business in tile and pizza which he was sucessful.
Carlos was just married three months before 9/11/01, was the senior
brother of four and his mom Margarita and father Alberto.
I miss him. I wish I could talk to him.
Anna Allison

**Anna Williams Allison**, 48, was a founder of A2 Software Solutions. She died on board American Airlines Flight 11 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She and her husband Blake always tried to fly together wherever possible, holding hands at take-off and landing, just in case. However, this time Anna had been flying alone from Boston to Los Angeles for a business meeting when she boarded the ill-fated Flight 11. She passed on when the first plane slammed into the World Trade Center at 8.46am.

Anna was an active volunteer for SPIN and a valued particpant in the Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.

## See also

* http://www.legacy.com/LegacyTribute/Sept11.asp?Page=TributeStory&PersonId=91765
* http://www.ayeconference.com/wiki/scribble.cgi?read=AnnaAllison
* http://web.archive.org/web/20010922165132/http://www.annaallison.com/
John Coughlin

**Sergeant John Gerard Coughlin**, Shield 3751 - New York Police Department ESS-4

Sergeant Coughlin was assigned to the NYPD Emergency Service Unit Truck 4, which has primary patrol responsibility for the North Bronx. Coughlin joined the force on January 5, 1983. He served in the Housing Unit for several years assigned to Patrol Services Area 8, and was transferred to ESU 4 in May 1995. He received a promotion to Sergeant in 1988.

Coughlin was a former Marine, and volunteer firefighter in Pomona, NY, where he lived. He was active in the Toys for Tots program every year at Christmas time, and was on the Member Assistance Program for the NYPD which helps officers in need of crisis assistance.

Thirteen months before his passing, he responded to the home of then-commissioner Bernard B. Kerik, whose infant daughter was choking on some food. Upon the commissioner's arrival, the infant was laughing and playing, safe and sound.

Coughlin died on September 11, 2001. He is survived by his wife Patty, and three daughters, Erin, Tara, and Kayla.
Gerard Dewan

**Gerard Dewan** was a firefighter who was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001.

Dewan was a fourth generation firefighter. He was the first in his family to pursue firefighting outside the Metro Boston area. He was a member of FDNY for 5 years. Dewan was assigned to Ladder 3 / Battalion 6 in the Union Square section of Manhattan. He, along with 11 of his brothers from that firehouse were killed on that day. Dewan was 35 years old.

**See:** Tributes to individuals
Kathleen Nicosia

**Kathleen Nicosia**, was a flight attendant on board American Airlines Flight 11. She was from Indiana. She worked for a majority of her working life for American Airlines. She died on the 11th September 2001 at New York (World Trade Center.)

## Memorial Page

http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=7

http://www.afanet.org/memoriam/Flight%20Attendant%20Heroes/katleen\_nicosia.htm
Alexander Filipov

**Alexander Milan Filipov** (1931-2001) was an electrical engineer. Filipov specialized in aeronautic machinery. He died at age 70 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He was survived by his wife, Loretta and sons, David Filipov, Moscow bureau chief for the Boston Globe, Allan and Jeffrey and one grandson. Mr. Filipov was going to Los Angeles for a business meeting with the company for which he consulted.
Barbara Keating

**Barbara Keating** (December 23, 1928 - September 11, 2001), worked as a homemaker and later in youth services. The former Barbara Kinsey grew up in Salem, New Jersey and married her high school sweetheart William Keating. The couple moved to Framingham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where they raised five children. (Mr. Keating, an engineer who worked on gyroscopes, died in 1983.) After her children were grown, Mrs. Keating worked as executive director of the local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, an organization for helping youth. Around 1995 she permanently moved to Palm Springs, California where she was an active volunteer at St. Theresa's, her local Catholic church.

Mrs. Keating died at 72 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. She is survived by five children, ten grandchildren, and her brother.
Edward Hennessey, Jr.

**Ted (Edward M.) Hennessey (Jr.)**, a 1988 alumnus of Harvard University, was a consultant for Emergence Consulting in Belmont, Massachusetts. He was reported deceased on American Airlines Flight 11 which crashed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Ted attended Belmont High School in Belmont, MA. Ted was very popular with his fellow students and was an active member of the school's Performing Arts Company (PAC). Ted loved the music of Devo and he also was an avid follower of many of the era's new wave artists.

Ted died at the youthful age of 35, leaving his wife Melanie and their two young children. Everybody who knew Ted was touched by his kindness, creativity as well as his loyalty and sense of humor.
James Geyer

**James Gerard Geyer** was a bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald. He was 41 and lived in Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Jim, As my neighbor I often marveled at your energy and the time you devoted to your children and your family. You were amazing. Now I see your family and I think they have taken so much from you. I know you are proud of them. The way you lived your life is an inspiration to me. We think about you every day and will never forget you.
Rich
New York Times stories/September 25

<< September 24, 2001 | **September 25, 2001** | September 26, 2001 >>

* THE MONEY TRACK: Bush Freezes Assets Linked to Terror Network, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* MOSCOW: Putin Offers Support to U.S. for Its Antiterrorist Efforts, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE INVESTIGATION: U.S. Is Chasing German Leads on Terror Trail, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* AIRLINE SAFETY: Pilots Will Ask for Permission to Carry Guns, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE POLL: Poll Finds Support for War and Fear on Economy, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE NEIGHBOR: U.S. Officers Meeting With Pakistanis on War Plans, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE OPPOSITION: Long-Ignored Afghan Rebels Are Courted by U.S., New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* RUMORS: As Thick as the Ash, Myths are Swirling, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE TRADE CENTER: Giuliani Says Finding Anyone Still Alive Would Be 'a Miracle', New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE MISSING: Remembered, by the Families and Friends Who Shared Them, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE MEMORIALS: Across Region, a Daily Wave of Remembrance, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* 125 CEDAR STREET: Towers' Former Neighbors Await All-Clear, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* CHARITY: No Cash, No Home, but Plenty of Care, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* SQUAD 1: Amid Grief for Buddies, Unit Mourns Its Own End, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* MESSAGES: From a World Lost, Ephemeral Notes Bear Witness to the Unspeakable, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* $150 Million in Aid Is Pledged, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* How the Poll Was Conducted, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE CAPITAL: A City Transformed, Caught in the Limbo of a New Twilight War, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* Talk Radio, a Medium Noted for Vitriol, Shows Some Restraint, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* AVIATION PRECAUTIONS: Crop-Dusters Are Grounded on Fears of Toxic Attacks, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE FARMERS: Battle Against Terrorism Has an Agricultural Price, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* CONGRESS: Lawmakers Tap Brakes on Bush's Hurtling Antiterrorism Measure, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE RED CROSS: Agency Offers Up to $30,000 to Each Victim's Family, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* A VICTIM'S HOMETOWN: Close-Knit Arkansas Town Knows Terror's Reach Again, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE RAILROAD: Newly Popular in Disaster's Wake, Amtrak Seeks U.S. Aid, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* THE AIRLINES: Air Carriers Remain Reluctant to Lower Passenger Fares, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001
* WASHINGTON TALK: With Bipartisan Zeal, Rival House Leaders Bond, New York Times, Sep. 25, 2001

Back to the list of New York Times stories
Joshua Reiss

**Joshua Scott Reiss** (March 9, 1978 - September 11, 2001) was an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald. Reiss was born at Pennsylvania Hospital, grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania and graduated from Pennsbury High School after attending Pennington Prep. He graduated from the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) in May 1999.

His first job was when he convinced the Bucks County Courier Times that he was "big" enough to deliver papers. He was 10. He began with a route of about 18 and when he gave up the route in two years, he had over 48 subscribers on his route. He was a born salesman. He worked with his father and brother, Adam at the family business until he went to college. In Columbia, Joshua worked full time at at Longhorn Steak House as well as being a full time student with a double major.

He was killed at the age of 23 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while working for Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center. He was survived by his mother and father, Judith and Gary Reiss of Yardley, PA, his brothers, Adam of Lawrenceville, NJ, Jordan at UGA, Jon, and his only sister Jennifer, and his grandparents, Lenore and Kenneth Jackson of Boca Raton, and Ida Reiss of Miami Beach, his aunt and uncle, Judge Gary and Jean Jackson of Atlanta, Ms. Barbara Reiss of NYC and his cousin Izzy of Atlanta.

Over 1500 people attended his memorial September 23, 2001. He was subsequently identified through DNA on May 18, 2002, his anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah and his parents 27th anniversary. He was buried May 22nd in Ewing Cemetery.

The **Joshua Scott Reisss Memorial 9/11 Foundation** has been set up to promote educational opportunities to deserving students and schools.

## Tributes

A great friend and a star on the rise.

Quite simply put- He is Missed.

-Matt Dutremble

## External links and references

* Joshua Scott Reisss Memorial 9/11 Foundation

donations and inquiries:
Adam Reiss, 423 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
payable to: Joshua Reiss Memorial Foundation or directly to the Joshua Reiss Memorial 9/11 Foundation at Yardville Bank, Yardville, NJ
Jean Wallendorf

**Jean Marie Wallendorf**, 23, New York, N.Y. worked at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in the World Trade Center.

We will always remember you Jaime. The cowardly attacks on 9/11 have only taken you from this world and given you to God. We miss you more then you could possibly imagine.

Sending our love to where you are...

your little brother

Joey

XO Big sis!
Michael Quilty

Lieutenant **Michael Thomas Quilty** (1959 - 2001) was a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Ladder 11, and a 9/11/01 rescue worker, who died in the aftermath of the attacks.

Quilty was born and raised on Staten Island. He graduated from St. Teresa's School, Castleton Corners, and Moore Catholic High School, before earning an associate's degree in liberal arts from the College of Staten Island.

He celebrated his 20th anniversary as a firefighter Sept. 5, 2001. He was survived by his wife of 17 years, the former Susan Broderick; son Danny 15 and daughter Kerry, 13; his parents, Joseph and Rose Quilty Sr.; Brother, Joseph Daniel Quilty Jr.; and Sisters, Eileen Peterson and Suzanne Quilty. He was a member of St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, in Castleton Corners.
Joseph Keller

**Joseph John Keller** died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He was the Manager at the World Trade Center Marriott. He had two children.

## Tributes

We miss you Joe -- Anonymous

Joe left behind 2 kids and family that will miss him forever and that will never stop thinking about him.
Jon Perconti, Jr.

**Jon A. Perconti, Jr.** was a Cantor Fitzgerald employee who was killed in the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.

## Tributes

My Dear Jon,

It will be one year since you have gone, I think about you every day, you will be forever in my heart and prayers until we meet again.

Love & Miss You

Nikki

## See also

* Tributes and Comments
* Tributes to individuals
Lisa King-Johnson

**Lisa M. King-Johnson** (died September 11, 2001) was an employee of Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, Inc.

Johnson was killed at age 34 on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She had taken the previous day off to help her daughter Katie go to her first day of kindergarten. Lisa Johnson's body was identified by DNA in the remains of the World Trade Center.

She was survived by her two daughters by her first husband Paul King, and by her husband Jim Johnson, whom she had married in May 2001.
Thomas Dowd

**Thomas Dowd**, 37, Monroe, N.Y., was a bond broker with Cantor Fitzgerald Securities.

We don't want to leave here today without trying to convey to all of you how much Tommy meant to us. As he was the youngest by far in our family of 7 children, we all remember the day Tommy was born. Without exception it is remembered as a day of great excitement and joy.

Friday evening, April 17, 1964, we were all anxiously waiting to hear if we had a boy or a girl. The boys, Raymond and Gerard were happy to have another join their ranks. The girls, Dorothy, MaryLou, Diane and Joan were just happy to have a new baby to coddle. Even our parents seemed to feel this surprise baby was more about joy then any added burden in their already large family.

From the beginning Tommy lived up to that moment. He continued to bring us joy throughout his life. We believed he was the most adorable boy ever. We spoiled him with love and affection and he accepted it gracefully. We could never tell if he was naturally wonderful or if all that love made him that way. (Maybe it was a combination).

Our neighbors referred to him as the Mayor of Inwood and indeed he made friends wherever he went. He would introduce himself and our mother saying, "Hi, I'm Tom and this is Mae." Tommy was truly the light of all of our lives.

We feel that Tommy will live in our hearts forever. Our children have grown up hearing "Tommy stories". They will in turn tell their children these stories about how much their parents and aunts and uncles loved their little brother. He will live on in our family story.

It is somewhat comforting that Raymond managed to contact him on that terrible day and Tommy was once again connected to the love of his family. We cherish having Kerri, Heather, Thomas and Brittany as part of Tommy with us still. We pray that he is at peace in God's loving care.
Dianne Snyder

**Dianne (Bullis) Snyder**, resident of Westport MA, died on the September 11, 2001. She was 42 when she passed away in the World Trade Center in New York City. Snyder was a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11.

She is survived by her husband and children.

## Memorial Pages

* http://www.afanet.org/memoriam/Flight%20Attendant%20Heroes/dianne\_snyder.htm
Rosanne Lang

**Rosanne P. Lang** died on September 11, 2001 at age 42.

Lang was honored by Cantor Fitzgerald as their nominee to the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers, 1998.

As daughter to Rose & Bill, sister to Bill, Paula, Pat, Jamus, Jennifer, Gary, Barbara, Margaret, Timothy, Kelly, Marty, Linda, Donald, Jodi, Matthew, Kathy, Gerard, Judy, Richard, Grace, Donna & Al and MaryLou; friend and Aunt to many including Brendan Lang, also lost in the WTC, and Linda M from San Francisco, Rosanne personified love, laughter, generousity and genuine goodness of heart. In everything she did and everyone who's soul she touched, she left a most cherished and indelible mark.

While incredibly heartbroken by the deaths of Rosanne and Brendan, we have to remember that God had given them to us to love and cherish. They had an impact on each and everyone one of us, that can only be appreciated by those they loved and who loved them.

Had it not been for God and His great generousity, we would never have been blessed with having Rosanne and Brendan in our lives, or knowing and loving them as the beautiful people they were.

Rosanne, you will live on in the hearts of those who loved you most dearly forever. Those who ignore your memory for the sake of materialistic pursuits should suffer in loneliness and pain for an eternity. May God have mercy on their souls.
Gerald Hardacre

**Gerald F. Hardacre** was a retired environmental engineer and resident of Carlsbad, California. He helped make San Diego a cleaner, better place to live, according to his brother Larry.

He died at age 61 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while on board United Airlines Flight 175.

He was survived by his wife, Judith, daughters Colleen and Kristen and brother Larry, and sister-in-law Gretchen.

He was a wonderful man who loved his family very much and had a heart of gold. He would have done anything for anyone and we know that he did whatever he could on this flight to help everyone on this plane and avoid what these monsters did.
Graham Berkeley

**Graham Berkeley** (January 12, 1964 - September 11, 2001), a Briton, had lived in the United States for 10 years, and for 10 years he had been trying to get the green card that would grant him resident status. It came at last in June, and Mr. Berkeley had started making plans to move to New York City from Boston when, on September 11, 2001, he boarded United Airlines Flight 175 for a business trip to Los Angeles.

"It's like fate playing tricks on you," said his friend Christian Winslow. "His fight for that green card had been so intense."

Mr. Berkeley, 37, was director of e-commerce solutions for the Compuware Corporation, but his friends remember him as a classical violinist, an opera buff and a world traveler. "He loved the freedom that America has," Mr. Winslow said. "He loved the openness of our society and the friends he had here. America, to Graham, was almost like the cliché — a land of endless opportunities."

## Tributes

Graham Berkeley was a musician, a zealot, a raging intelligence, a bon vivant and a clown. He was above all a man who lived in vivid, three-dimensional color that paled much around him to washed-out shades of grey.

Those of us who worked with him were by turns charmed, intimidated and enthralled.

We were blessed and challenged by his presence; we are diminished and bereft by his passing.

May we remember him well and long.

I studied at the Royal College of Music with Graham in the early 1980s, and we even lived in the same student hostel (Victoria League Hostel) in Bayswater, West London, for a year. He was a funny guy. I remember walking with him to school many days, across Kensington Gardens.

Graham and I met again in the mid-1990s, when both of us had relocated to New York City. We literally ran into each other one day on Fifth Avenue, stopped and looked, and realized that we knew each other "from a previous life." At that point, he was living on Sixth Avenue, downtown. He had also "come out."

I did not find out about his passing until today, November 10, when speaking to my ex-professor at the Royal College of Music. This is very sad news.

JL
CeeCee Lyles

**CeeCee Lyles** was a flight attendant who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She is best-known for calling her husband from the plane on a cellular telephone after the hijackers took control of the plane, a call that served as one of the few pieces of good evidence for what went on aboard the plane.

CeeCee Lyles phoned her husband in the last moments of her life to say goodbye. "She called him and let him know how much she loved him and the boys", said her aunt, Mareya Schneider.

Lyles lived in Fort Myers, Florida, with her family but stayed in a shared Newark, New Jersey, apartment when working for United Airlines. Lyles spent over six years as a police officer for the city of Fort Pierce, Florida. She married her husband, who was also a police officer in Fort Pierce, in May 2000. In late 2000 she decided on a career change and started work as a reserve flight attendant.

She is survived by her husband, Lorne Lyles (31), and her sons Jerome Smith (16), Jevon Castrillo (6), Justin Lyles (11), and Jordan Lyles (9), along with her aunt Carrie Ross, who adopted CeeCee at the age of one week old, who raised her and called her a daughter, her aunt Mareya Schnieder, and other family.

In an interview shortly after the attacks Lorne said how he treasured this short conversation: "Just hearing my wife saying she loved us through all that chaos on that plane is just embedded in my heart forever. That's my baby".

He returned to work after half a year of mourning, but a month later, turning in his gun and badge, he resigned from the Fort Myers Police Department, citing personal reasons.

In November, 2003, CeeCee Lyles was memorialized with a life-size statue (work of sculptor Chris Riccardo) at the Fort Pierce, Florida memorial for the heroes and dead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

## Memorial Pages for CeeCee Lyles

* United MEC Web Site Tribute to CeeCee Lyles.

## External links

* Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Flight crew: CeeCee Lyles" – October 28, 2001
* St. Peterburg Times, Floridian - "A tragic loss; a final gift" – September 10, 2002
* AP (FreeRepublic) - "Statue Unveiled for Flight 93 Hero" – November 26, 2003
Raymond Downey

**Ray Downey**, 63, was killed when the North tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. A 40 year veteran of the FDNY, he was chief of special operations command and the city's most decorated firefighter.

Newspaper accounts will generally sum up his career as "Downey was an expert on urban search-and-rescue, and led a team of New York City firefighters who responded to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing". Which doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the contributions he has made to the fire service.

In 1977 after attaining the rank of Captain, he was tapped to form a new squad company in Brooklyn. Squad 1 was the rebirth of the FDNY squad companies, and the resurection of a closed engine company (in a district that had enough political pull to get a closed engine company reopened). In 1980, he took over Brooklyn's Rescue company (FDNY Rescue 2). He led the tranformation of the company from the heavy fire duty "war years" of the 1970's to the modern Rescue Company. A rescue company (by Downey's own definition) combines firefighting with operations that involve extrication, search and rescue, hazardous-material response, scuba diving, and other specialized activities. In 1992 his book "The Rescue Company" was published, putting 30 years of knowledge and experience on paper where it now benefits the rest of the fire service.
James Ferguson

**James Joseph (Joe) Ferguson** (19XX-September 11, 2001) was the director of geography education outreach for the National Geographic Society in Washington He developed educational programs for schools and took children on field trips to exotic places.

He died at age 39 aboard American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

He was on the first leg of a trip to the Channel Islands in California, where he was to conduct an educational field trip.

He was survived by his mother, Barbara Harrell, brother Randy Ferguson and sister-in-law, Jennifer Ferguson of Mississippi. According to his friends, he loved clothes, his dog Winston, cooking, music and dancing. David Merlin Duke, a friend in Nashville, says, "[w]hen Joe got up in the morning, first thing he'd do was blast the music. He'd dance while he got dressed, and I mean he *dressed*. Joe didn't have clothes -- he had 'outfits'."

"I was a student on an 'educational field trip' with Joe (Project Marco Polo) in 1994. I remember his love of music and good food. I also remember that he and Ann Judge, another passenger that day on flight 77, were a brilliant team, leading us through Italy, Malta, and Tunisia. Not only did they make sure everything went smoothly, but they conducted the trip with a sense of style, grace, and humour. I will never forget that trip or the horrible events on 9/11/01." ~Meghan Spyker, 23, Music Therapist in San Francisco, CA.