This site is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001 tragedy.
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 VICTIMS
This site is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001 tragedy.
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LETTERS
Here are some letters we received. If you wish your letter to be published, please send it to the WEBMASTER.
Alex,
We, the families, of all the victims appreciate that you would take the time to launch this wonderful web site. We have our extended family and friends clicking onto Paul's name also. It helps to read the notes, letters etc. A priest wrote in who we didn't know prayed over Paulie's body when he was found. We got in touch with the priest. We owe this to you. Did you leave Wall Street before 9/11/01? Yes, the info. offered on the site is so helpful. Thank you. Christine Keating, sister of Paul Hanlon Keating, Engine 24;Ladder 5 in The Village on the corner of Houston and 6th, NYC. He was 37 years old and single. No children. We miss him terribly. Its almost unbearable for my mother. My father helps comfort her...which I believe helps him through his pain. Thank you again.
Christine Keating
Good morning Alex,
What an amazing tribute that you have gathered the names. The figure 3000 dead is not something one understands, really, until they begin to scroll through the names, and if you scroll through all of them, even quickly, you will begin to comprehend how little time you have spent with each name, how much of a life a little name represents. The list represents the tip of the iceburg of loss.
My father's name was Alex. He was a WWII bomber pilot, and later, a pilot for Pan American. How sad that the machines that give us wings, were used to bury these 3000.
Thanks for putting this list together.
Leslie Erganian
Los Angeles
I am the wife of John Patrick Hart, who was lost Sept. 11th in the Trade Center's South Tower. I commend you all for the wonderful poster you have created. It has been so amazing to see and experience the out-reach of so many wonderful people. My family would like to thank you for your works.
Sincerely,
Laurie S. Hart
Dear Alex,
...There are no words to convey what viewing the poster does for me. Though our loss remains so personal & difficult to bear, seeing all the faces together really puts so much into perspective. We not only lost Pete, but so many more friends of the family....too many to list here!
M
y Lord, this is brilliant, your blessed.Hi,
My name is Felicia Fields. I live in the Bronx, NY. I wanted to say that I think that your site is the most beautiful of all sites that is dedicated to the World Trade Center. On September 11th, 2002, I lost my brother named Samuel Fields, 36. He was a Church Deacon, Father of four with a child on the way. Since then, his wife Angela has given birth to a baby Boy named Sharif Fields. On the day of September 11th, it was believed that my brother escorted 3 people to safety and then went back into tower one to save more people. He was truly a hero. I know that he is in heaven. He definitely had a heart of gold. We truly do miss him. On Behalf of my family, I would like to say thank you for all of your support and kind words about my brother.
Sincerely,
Hello my fellow human beings on this planet,
My name is Angel. I am an RN who spent 2 weeks as a Rescue Worker in NYC at Ground Zero during the initial phase of recovery. Clean-up is now complete at Ground Zero. However, the devastation continues to live within the hearts and souls of many. Night after night we walked the rubble of the WTC. At 3:00 AM when I could barely keep my eyes open, I put pen to paper and recorded my emotions and the days events. It was a journey through, "The Valley of the Shadow of Death." I survived the devastation with my journal. Many of you did the same. I invite you to join me on a journey towards healing. I am requesting journal entries from around the world for the week of Sept. 11th, 2001. Those planes flew into the souls of every human being on this planet. This was not just an attack on America. This was an attack on the world. What did you feel in those early days? What did you write? What did you really think? Let the world know what your fears were, who you shed your tears for and what emotions were evoked. What were you feeling as you watched those buildings collapse? Please, join me in assuring that the world never forgets.
Submissions from around the world are expressly requested. All submissions are welcome. Send a typewritten copy. Sign and date each submission stating, “ I give permission to be published.” Please express whether you would like your actual name printed below your submission, or whether you would like a pseudonym used and what that would be or if you would prefer to be anonymous with only the country that you reside in as your signature.
Submissions to be accepted through July 20th, 2002.
P.O. Box 3810
Sedona, AZ 86340
Hi again Alex
This is John Quinn here again. I thought I would update you with some more
wonderful things that have happened with the poem I wrote for my dear friend
Joyce Carpeneto.
My poem, the
memorial I wrote, the photo of me at the WTC Victims families rally, and
the Mets hat I wore with the message for Joyce on it,
will all be part of an exhibit at the New York Historical Society called
"Unfinished Lives" that will debut on September 11, 2003. The exhibit will
feature individuals who perished last September 11th. The canvas that I wrote
the message for Joyce that I wrote about in the poem may also be a part of it
too. I am so honored that Joyce will be remembered this way.
My young friend Erica Spiess of Missouri read my poem and the introduction about
Joyce in her school's speech contest on May 3rd, and she won a fourth place
trophy! I am so proud of Erica and the wonderful job she did, and I know Joyce
was with her and is very proud of her as well. I have also entered my poem in
the contest I found through your website being run by a group called Designing
Worlds. Hopefully it will be part of their exhibit they are putting together
later this year.
This summer a book is coming out called "The Sounds of Silence", which will be a
book of poems, memorials and letters about the victims of the September 11th
attacks. My poem and memorial will be included in it. Joyce will have her own
section in the book, and three other people who wrote memorials for her will be
a part of it too. That will be very special.
I have received many lovely e-mails from people from places like North Carolina
and Louisiana who saw the poem and memorial I wrote for Joyce on your website
and were so moved they wrote to me to tell me so. I am so grateful to you Alex
for posting my memorial and poem for Joyce. All the wonderful things that have
happened to me since has really helped me cope with this horrific tragedy. I am
so honored and proud to call Joyce my friend. I wrote the memorial and poem to
remind the world that she was here, and she was, still is, and always will be
loved by everyone who knew her. Joyce will forever be in my heart.
Continued success to you Alex. Keep up the wonderful work you are doing.
All the best
John Quinn
Sir,
I am contacting you from BBC Radio in London . We are trying to get in touch with a family member of one of the victims of September 11 to talk to about the issue of how much the Government knew about the risk of hijacking and when they knew it. If there are any people who you think might be happy to talk to us about that I'd be grateful if you could email or phone me on 44 208 624 9644.
I have a 3-D piece
of artwork that is heading to NYC to be put on display by the Port Authority and
will be used for a fundraiser. It has been found to be very therapeutic to
Dallas firemen and is heading to NYC. I would like to try to share it with all
the WTC tenant companies. Can you help? This is free and has been placed by me,
the artist into public domain for the healing of our nation.
"Mother America's Parade
of heroes" is a 3-d
artwork, heading to NYC. It has been bolstering the spirits of the Dallas area
firemen for months.
It is a tribute to all our heroes, those lost on 9/11 and to all those that
remain, sacrificing to serve and protect our nation.
http://www.a1originalart.com/tribute911.htm
http://www.a1originalart.com/bdefoe/MotherAmericasParadeofHeroes.pdf
This imagery is in "Public Domain" and intended to be shared freely. The
original artwork has been signed by many great people of Texas and should be in
NYC in a week or two. I shared it with the Dallas Fire Department, they shared
it with NYC. Now NYC is wanting to display the piece. It will be used for a
fundraiser after they are finished with it... likely at the one year marker.
This has been officially posted in all Dallas fire stations by the fire
department for the benefit of their men. There have been several interviews
regarding this on Dallas radio and TV news programs...more are expected as this
heads out to NYC and again as it gets to NYC. The Dallas Police Assn. had a
write up about this in the January issue of "The Shield" and both the Dallas
Police Assn. and the Dallas Fire Department are working on getting the PDF file
posted on their sites, there may also be a story written about it.
I have been gathering signatures on the back of this 3-d piece of art to
represent this as an offering from Texas to NYC. I removed my name from the
plaque and my signature from the piece once I was asked to share it with the
Dallas Fire Department.
some of the signers are:
Dallas Mayor Laura Miller (Photo of signing)
Dallas Acting Mayor - Mary Poss
Dallas Fire Chief -Steve Abraria (Photo of signing)
Dallas Police Chief -Terrell Bolton
Dallas Cowboys QB -Troy Aikman
Temple Shalom - Rabbi Gershun
VP of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas- Gary Weinstein (Photo of signing)
President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas- James Hogue (Photo of signing)
A woman that has done so much for people - Ebby Halliday (Photo of signing)
Roger Staubach - (Photo of signing)
Chuck Norris
Should get word in a day or two about Texas Governor Rick Perry's signing...then
it is off to NYC. I plan to get NYC counterparts signatures...I also am hoping
to get signatures of Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, while in route to Austin.
They are the two women that were held captive by the Taliban.
I have begun a "Print campaign," asking printers and copy centers to print out a
few posters and many 8.5 x 11s of this and asking them to distribute them to
their community leaders. I am also asking people across America to take copies
down to their neighborhood fire stations, police stations, to send off copies to
WTC tenant companies, their employees, to Port Authority members, and to our
service men and women.
I have shared this with the DOD and asked all branches of the service to post
the PDF for their troops. I have also been sharing this with as many contacts as
I can find with Police Chiefs and Fire Chiefs associations and unions.
I am in need of a sponsor for the trip to NYC. The one I had just pulled out
at the last second. I hope to spend about a week and a half in NYC gathering
signatures of city and state officials, community and religious leaders,
survivors, and victims families, WTC tenant company representatives and a few
celebrities to help bring up the selling price for this when it is time for the
fundraiser.
A day of sorrow...
Dear Sir:
I found your e-mail address on the
www.wtcvictoms.com web site. I'm sorry if this letter came to you in
error. Maybe by you reading it, well... by getting this off my chest relieving
myself of some sort of pressure. Thank you in advance.
I'm a house wife and mother of three daughters. I also work and volunteer
at the school my children attended (Saint Mary Gate of Heaven in Ozone Park,
Queens). I had worked at the Trade Center in the early 80's and I still feel a
great connection, a feeling of big loss. I lost a friend which was also a parent
to a child that graduated (8th grade) from Gate of Heaven with my middle
daughter in June 2001. Ray York was also a Firefighter in Ozone Park. If not by
hearing from friends or family about that horrible day in September of the
people we lost I could not, to this day look to see if I lost any one of my
coworkers. After six months I've gotten the nerve up to look at this site. Still
I haven't looked at all the the people that were lost. I've been through quite a
few tissues...
The thought of September 11th coming up has me worried. On that day I
will not let my children go to school and I will not go to work or volunteer at
the school (the most my children were absent from school in one year was maybe
three days! ) . In my opinion it should be a day to stay home from school and
more importantly work. (and by the way, my husband also got laid off from United
Airlines in October) Maybe a day to remember those who lost their lives, for
the families who lost loved ones. Especially for this city to have a day of
security with their loved ones. I know I will...
Mrs.
Constance Zanzonico
As the webmaster, I assume you read all the new postings on your site. I just posted another on Candace's page but wanted to personally thank you for helping me get in touch with Candace's family. As you will read, I have been in contact with them and it means a great deal to us. Your site surely has many examples of the healing we all need after such a tragic day in American history.
Congratulations!
I was at the attack on the WTC and I believe your site is the
most informative and straight forward of all those I have seen. My
congratulations and thanks!
Dennis E. Wooldridge
World Trade Center Marriott Survivor
September 11th Art Work
I have recently completed a drawing in pencil and
pastel honoring the memory of all the victims of September 11th and I would like
to share it with your web site and the world. I have placed it on a web page
because the file size is large (171 K) and I don't want to choke your e-mail
with it. It also has a brief description of the work and my contact information.
Thank you for your time.
God bless America, God bless us all.
Here is the link:
http://members.tripod.com/~Balme/September.html
Cheers,
Lauren Clark
My name is
Arlene Elizabeth and I am an artist from California. I am also the founder of an
organization that was created as a positive response and resource to the events
of September 11th , The Healing Project. Established three days after the
tragedy, it has become a way for people to transform feelings of immobilization
by drawing together diverse communities to promote a vision of global unity
through a peace action.
The Healing Project reaches out to people who have been directly affected by the
events of that day, as well as to others whose lives have been touched by
violent death. It seeks to heal through group participation, it expresses
patriotism without being political, and spirituality without being overtly
religious, respecting and honoring differences.
The Healing Project was first an artwork, and is an early contributor to
www.theartproject.net
, an online memorial and forum established in New York by resident Nina
Meledandri. Basically we design and plan impromptu origami peace crane memorials
with layers of symbolism that work or speak on many levels. Viewers figuratively
stumble across our works in urban environments unthinkingly, and are happily
surprised once the vision becomes clear. These are "personal" anonymous gifts
from the folder/contributors to the city, artfully arranged and spearheaded by
me.
For our next project we wish to refoliate a defoliated tree with peace cranes,
to stand in contrast with the gray winter landscape as a "living" gift. Simply
put, earlier events were the seeds; this is the tree; the final presentation
bearing the fruit. Technically this entails cutting a tree here in California,
forging a metal base/stand with a dowel pin to accept the drilled-out tree
trunk, and decorating the tree with cranes using florist wire to fasten the
birds to the limbs.
We would greatly appreciate adding us to your links page so that we may better
reach the audience for whom our work is intended. Please visit our site at
www.wtchealingproject.org to learn more about us and our process.
Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration.
Sincerely,
Arlene Elizabeth
Mother, Artist, Activist
The Healing Project Fiscal Sponsor is Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St., SF, CA 94103
It's
John Quinn here again. I thought I'd tell you a few interesting things
that have happened to me lately. After you posted the
poem I wrote for my friend
Joyce on your site last week, I received an e-mail from
Erica Spiess, a 14-year-old girl from Cole Camp,
Missouri who asked my permission to read the poem at her school's speech
contest in April. I was really touched by that, and she told me she won her
contest last year. She's also going to read an introduction about Joyce before
she reads the poem. I thank you so much Alex, for posting the poem.
Last week I went to a rally here in New York for the WTC victims families, and I wore a Mets hat with a message for Joyce on the back of it. ("Joyce, You are forever in my heart.") A photographer from Newsday, Long Island's newspaper, took a picture of it, with Mayor Bloomberg and a huge American flag in the background. It appeared the next day on page 7, so the back of my head is now famous!! It is a really special picture and the photographer is sending me a copy of the photo so I can frame it.
I have noticed that the number of people logging on to your website has gone up tremendously lately. I'm glad to see that, as it is a wonderful site you have. I have spread the word to my friends about it. I hope you're doing well Alex. Thanks for everything.
All the best,
From: James Santa, Gerard Bollei Salon, NYC
| WHAT: |
Free hair and skin care services for widows and widowers of 9/11 victims to help them overcome some of the physical effects of such a traumatic event-for example, hair color to cover greyimg hair, hair conditioning to strengthen hair texture, skin care treatments to help relax inner tensions, etc… |
| WHEN: |
Beginning February 25, 2002. Subsequent “Beauty Relief Days” to take place on assigned Mondays on a monthly basis. |
| WHERE: |
Gerard Bollei Salon, 3rd floor of the Galleria Building, located at 115 East 57th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. |
| HOW: |
Family members should call 212-759-7985 for an appointment. On the day of the appointment, they should bring photo ID to safeguard against fraud. All appointments to be made on a first come/first serve basis. Once February 25th appointments are filled, names will be taken for the March Beauty Relief Day. To allow for maximum coverage, only one appointment will be given per family. Advance appointments are required |
| HOURS: | 10AM-5PM on Monday, February 25th |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: |
Gerard Bollei Salon is celebrating its 30th year in business this year. Their haircuts normally start at $100, hair color at $85 and facials at $75. With an extensive (over 50) and experienced staff, Gerard Bollei Salon is pleased to extend its services to help heal some of the wounds of the city it calls home. |
http://www.mp3.com/stations/terrorismbites/
We have your website linked from the station. The songs denounce terrorism in
one way or another, and most have been requested by listeners and bands.
I am William Tint. Brian Nunez is my cousin. There are a lot of people who wish to contact us and people we wish to thank for here support threw this time. please publish this letter with my thanks and condolences to those who are also going threw the same. Feel free to contact us for support...
Thank you,
Hello,
My mother has written several poems in memory of the tragedies of September 11. We put them together in on a web page at
http://www.ozarksfamilyfarm.com/ladyliberty.html. We would be honored if you would consider linking to them.
Thank you,
Alex,
Thank you for putting up the article of
Susan Getzendanner. What a beautiful woman, thanks for sharing the
information.
Beth Kemp
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