Project 2,996: Remember Shekhar Kumar
Shekhar Kumar was a 30 year-old programmer analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He’d been married in November 2000, and didn’t have the opportunity to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. A co-worker described Shekhar as “a gentle man with a great capacity for figuring our arcane problems, and … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Andre G. Fletcher
Andre G. Fletcher was a 37-year-old firefighter with Rescue 5, an emergency response unit with NYFD. Andre and his twin brother, Zack, also a firefighter, responded to the crisis on September 11, 2001. Andre was killed in the first tower collapse at the World Trade Center. Zack described he and his brother as “type A-plus” … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Matthew Gerard Leonard
Matthew Gerard Leonard was a 38-year-old lawyer working as director of litigation at Cantor Fitzgerald in the South Tower of the World Trade Center when tragedy struck on September 11, 2001. He was husband to Yolanda, brother to Helen, and father to Christina, seven months old at the time. Matthew was a devout Catholic, steadfastly … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Kenneth Watson
Kenneth Watson was laid to rest on November 9, 2001 – almost two months after terrorists decimated the World Trade Center, where his body was finally found. He served as a firefighter with Engine Company 214. Engine Company 214 responded to the devastation caused when the towers were struck. By mid-day, several members of the … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Deborah Merrick
Mr. Wright originally wrote this tribute for Deborah on 9/11/09. He posted it on a blog we set up for our business, but never ended up using. Therefore, it gets relatively no traffic. I wanted to move Deborah’s tribute here, where thousands can stumble upon it and say a prayer in her memory.Deborah Merrick45 years … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Joseph DiPilato
This post was originally published on 9/11/09 on Citizen Gonzo. I’ve moved it here because I haven’t blogged at Citizen Gonzo for a long, long time, and I get thousands more hits on this blog than on CG. I think Joseph deserves those thousands of views and more, don’t you? Electrician Joseph DiPilato, age 57, … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Rahma Salie
Project 2,996 volunteer Asher Styrsky wrote the following tribute to Rahma Salie, wife of Michael Theodoridis, on Facebook. Since only Asher’s friends can see this wonderful tribute, Asher asked me to copy and post it here, where Rahma’s tribute can be joined with Michael’s. Here is Asher’s tribute to Rahma: For several years now, I’ve … Read more
Project 2,996: Remember Michael Theodoridis
Michael Theodoridis, 32, and his wife, Rahma Salie, 28, were passengers on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Rahma was seven months pregnant with their first child. The two were looking forward to being parents as they boarded the plane, intending to travel to California to attend a wedding. Michael was of Greek … Read more
Bad Gratitude Monday (Wednesday Back-to-School Edition!)
Whew! I know you darlings didn’t actually expect me to post Bad Gratitude Monday on MONDAY this week (or any other week, for that matter – it’s rarely posted on Monday)! So much to do, so much to buy, so much to stress over… Melody Beattie has a wonderful quote about gratitude, and it’s very … Read more
