Category: 9/11

  • Remembering Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim

    Remembering Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim

    “He never wanted to be in the spotlight, but the spotlight always managed to find him.“ Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim was 26 years old. A graduate of Columbia University, Andrew worked at Fred Alger Management on the 93rd floor of One World Trade Center. And while Andrew had a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, it was music…

  • Remembering Montgomery McCullough Hord

    Remembering Montgomery McCullough Hord

    Montgomery McCullough Hord was 46 years old. He was born in Grand Island Nebraska, and raised in Central City Nebraska. He and his wife Lisa Sharp Hord had three children, Molly, and twins Sophie and Jackson. Montgomery was survived by his sisters, Sara Beck and Debra Taylor, and his brothers, Dan Hord, and Stacy Hord…

  • Remembering Eli Chalouh

    Remembering Eli Chalouh

    Eli Chalouh was an employee of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in the World Trade Center. He was 23 years old. He came to the United States with his family from Syria when he was 14. He had graduated from Long Island University in 2001. Eli was a member of the…

  • Project 2996

    Ten years on, and that terrible day still lingers over our nation. Ten years. Most often, I remember the feelings of that day. The sense of loss, shock, and despair. But for those lost that day, for their family and friends, we should try to mark that day with the glory of the lives that…

  • Keith Hennessey Details Ground Zero and the Bullhorn

    Keith Hennessey reports about President George W. Bush visiting Ground Zero, on September 14, 2001, the story behind the remarkable spontaneity,  the words that helped to fortify the rescuers, comfort the grieving, and reaffirm Americans’ common faith in each other. As the President talked to them, expressing gratitude, consoling some, and encouraging all, you could…

  • Remembering Edward F. Geraghty

    Remembering Edward F. Geraghty

    Battalion Chief Edward F. Geraghty, NYFD, was 45 years old on September 11, 2001. We was born in 1953. He was survived by his wife Mary, his sons Connor, James, and Colin, his mother Norma, his father retired NYFD Capt. Jim Geraghty, brothers Steve, Tim, sisters Lynn Cannata, Janet Baronian, Maureen Perez, and Collen Lopez.…

  • Remembering Joan McConnell Cullinan

    Remembering Joan McConnell Cullinan

    Joan McConnell Cullinan was born August 12, 1954 and was 47 years old on September 11, 2001. She worked at Cantor Fitzgerald, as assistant to the President and lived in Scarsdale, New York. She was survived by her Husband Tom, stepsons John and Will, her Mother Bee Savage Joudzevich, her sisters Blaise and Brenda, and…

  • Remembering James Trentini

    Remembering James Trentini

    James Trentini, of Rowley, Massachusetts, was a retired teacher and assistant principal. He died as a passenger on Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Also lost with him on that sad day, and equally devastating to his family, friends, and community, was his beloved wife Mary. He was born May 24th, 1936, and was 65…

  • Remembering Louise A. Lynch

    Remembering Louise A. Lynch

    UPDATED From September 11, 2009 I was assigned to remember Louise A. Lynch as a participant in Project 2996. I am honored, and very privileged to do so. Sadly, I discovered that there wasn’t much public information available about Louise. And that is a tragedy, because, from all accounts, hers was truly a life well…

  • You shouldn’t want to forget

    You shouldn’t want to forget

    BUMPED: From September 10, 2009 I know exactly where I was at when I first heard that an aircraft had crashed into the World Trade Center. It was right before 6:00AM Pacific Daylight Time, and I was listening to The Rise Guys on Sports 1140 in Sacramento. I was in the middle of of my…