In Memory of Arlene Eva Fried

Arlene Eva Fried was 49 years old and from Roslyn, New York. Arlene worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On September 11, 2001, Arlene was trying to help a young lawyer who wanted to know where he should apply for a job. She returned the lawyer's telephone message at 8:44 a.m. He was not there, so she left a message. Four minutes later, the first plane struck. Her remains were never recovered.

"It was always such a joy to work with you, Arlene! Your smile that always greeted me as I peeked into your office was refreshing. I was always bringing a really difficult problem to you. That smile made things much easier for me. I miss you and am so sad that you are no longer with us". (Charles K. Gonzales, co-worker).

In Memory of James Patrick Ladley

James Patrick Ladley was 41 years old and from Colts Neck, New Jersey. (Born: Staten Island, New York). James worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On September 11, 2001, James was talking to his wife on the phone from his office on the 104th floor when terrorists flew a hijacked airplane into the building.

Shortly after that tragic day, James's wife had to try to explain to their two young children, Elizabeth and James, why their father had not come home. She told Elizabeth, who saw the big building burning, and relates big buildings with her father's work, that "the building became too dangerous and that God is a good person and he opened up heaven and welcomed the people in the building to a safe place." James says that "Daddy is working in heaven." They look at pictures and videos when they miss their dad, but Mrs. Ladley, who wants them to remember their loving and fun-loving father, also tries to assure them that "we big people will take care of everything."

Catherine Lisa Loguidice

Catherine Lisa Loguidice was 30 years old and from Brooklyn, New York. Catherine worked as an assistant to bond traders at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Catherine also worked every weekend at a veterinarian's office on Oceanside and had begun taking classes to become a veterinary technician.

Catherine was to be married on October 30, 2001.

Catherine's purse and wallet were found intact, as were some of her remains.

In Memory of Danielle Kousoulis

Danielle Kousoulis was 29 years old and from New York, NY. (Born: Woodbury, New Jersey). Danielle worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower as a vice president for Cantor Fitzgerald.

On September 11, 2001, Danielle was at her office at 8:46 a.m. when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the tower.

Danielle's boyfriend, Chris Mills, spoke to her on his mobile phone from outside the centre after the aircraft had trapped her. "I could hear people running around in the background - there was pandemonium. I said: 'Get out, just get out of there', but I lost contact. Then I saw the South Tower fall down and I had to run for my life."

Danielle was still there, trapped, at 10:15 a.m. when she called her boyfriend back. Fifteen minutes later, her building collapsed.

"Nothing of Danielle was ever found, so I feel that Ground Zero is Danielle's final resting place, and it is important to me." (Eleni, Danielle's sister).

In Memory of Kimberly S. Bowers

Kimberly S. Bowers was 31 years old and from Islip, NY. Kimberly worked as an administrative staff member for Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Kimberly stood outside the World Trade Center talking with a friend on her cellphone. At 8:50 a.m. she said, "Oh my God, a plane just hit the building. I'm getting out of here." Her brother-in-law, Eric, later said, "She was still out in the street. She wasn't even in the building yet."

"In the first years, the grief was just so overwhelming and so horrible there was no possible way that you could think of 9/11 as anything but a horrible, sad time because you're still so close to it. As time goes by and your grief changes and mellows a little, there's no way it's not going to be sad, but it can also be good. It's a time to remember what was good in the life of that person."
 
"We would always go to the zoo. We would go apple picking or pumpkin picking." Allison (Kimberly's sister).

In Memory of Stephen Patrick Cherry

Stephen Patrick Cherry was 41 years old and from Stamford, Connecticut. (Born: New York, NY). Stephen worked as an equity stockbroker at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th Floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

When Stephen called his wife from work the morning of September 11, 2001, he did not sound at all worried. It was 8:40am, the planes were still miles away, and Stephen was calling to thank his wife, Maryellen, again for making his favorite dinner the night before, orange roast chicken, and to tell her how much he loved her.

At 8:46am, American Airlines Flight 11 ripped a path across floors 94 to 98, directly into the office of Marsh & McLennan Companies, shredding steel columns, wallboard, filing cabinets and computer-laden desks. Its fuel ignited and incinerated everything in its way.

In the equities trading area in the southern part of the 104th floor, looking toward the Statue of Liberty, Stephen pushed a button at his desk to activate the squawk box, a nationwide intercom to other Cantor offices around the country. "Can anybody hear us?" Stephen asked. A trader in Chicago who was listening in later said that she managed to reach a firehouse near the trade center. "They know you're there," she told Stephen.

"The only thing he wanted was to have a big great room, with the kitchen and the family room and the fireplace all in one place. He always wanted to be with me while I was cooking and with the kids when they were watching TV." Maryellen (Stephen's wife).

In Memory of Amy O'Doherty

Amy O'Doherty was 23 years old and from New York, NY. Amy worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Amy had just moved to New York and into her very first apartment. She was happy with her job at Cantor Fitzgerald. The firm had about 1,000 employees on the top floors of the North Tower.

On September 11, 2001, Amy placed a call to her mother shortly after American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into her tower. She said, "tell my mum I'm safe and OK, a plane has hit the tower".

She was never heard from again.

Amy's Greenhouse - the annual ceremony held to commemorate Amy.

In Memory of Giovanna Galletta Gambale

Giovanna Galletta Gambale was 27 years old and from Brooklyn, NY. Giovanna worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Giovanna and her sister, Antonia, were both working in the North Tower. Antonia worked on the fifth floor, and was able to get out right away. She called her father, Anthony, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, and told him she was OK. He told her to come home. Then he said, "What about your sister?"

Giovanna known to her friends as 'Gennie' could not escape.

"When that first plane hit the World Trade Center, it hit all of our hearts, because our Gennie was there. When the towers crumbled, our hearts crumbled because our Gennie was there. But like Grandma says, Gennie quickly flew away from there, she flew away from there with her big Gennie smile on her face. We will always have Gennie with us." Lisa Baeurle (Giovanna's cousin).

In Memory of Joanne Mary Cregan

Joanne Mary Cregan was 32 years old and from Brooklyn, New York. (Born: Dublin, Ireland). Joanne worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On September 11, 2001, the North Tower collapsed at 10:28 am, after burning for 102 minutes.

Some of the Joanne's remains were found months later and identified by DNA testing. Joanne's family were surprised to hear that the necklace she had been wearing was also located. Joanne's mother Mary said, "We don't know how they identified it, but it is very special to us to have it back."

Joanne had moved to New York with her sister Grace. They bought apartment, just two floors apart, in Brooklyn Heights. The pair were inseparable. They sent each other emails throughout the day and watched TV together at night. Grace worked in the South Tower and managed to escape.

In the New York Times Portraits of Grief her sister Grace spoke about how difficult it have been for her since her sister's death. She said "She was an excellent big sister…Sometimes it just hits me that I'll never see her again. I won't get to grow old with her."

In Memory of Marisa Dinardo Schorpp

Marisa Dinardo Schorpp was 38 years old and from White Plains, NY.

Marisa worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On Monday, September 10, 2001, Marisa went out to dinner to celebrate her mother's birthday. Marisa did not have to travel far to join the party. She hosted a group of six at Windows on the World, a few floors up from her office in the North Tower. "Mom, I have you at the top of the world", Marisa told her mother.

"We ordered great wine and food, danced and laughed until 1:30 a.m.," said her brother Harley. "She said she had to be back at 8.15 that morning for a meeting."

At 8.46am on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the northern facade of the North Tower. The damage caused to the North Tower destroyed any means of escape at the impact zone or above it. All stairwells and elevators from the 92nd floor up were rendered impassable

A year later, Marisa's heavily damaged and charred pocketbook was returned to her family. The contents within her recovered bag included various credit cards, a Blockbuster card, ID cards, and the receipt from the celebratory dinner at Windows on the World from the evening before in honor of her Mother's birthday.

Marisa was never found.


Westchester County 9/11 Memorial in Valhalla, NY.

In Memory of Kaleen Elizabeth Pezzuti

Kaleen Elizabeth Pezzuti was 28 years old and from Fair Haven, New Jersey. Kaleen worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Kaleen's fiance, Matt Grzymalski, also worked at the same firm.

The couple had met as bond brokers at Cantor Fitzgerald and were at work on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center collapsed.

On the night before, on September 10, Kaleen spoke to one of her best friends and told her, "He's the one."

"We are certainly hoping they were holding hands or hugging or wrapped in each other's arms somehow." Patti Ann Valerio ( Matt's sister).

In Memory of Beth Ann Quigley

Beth Ann Quigley was 25 years old and from New York, New York. (Born: Red Bank, New Jersey). Beth worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Although Beth was very happy with her position at Cantor Fitzgerald, she knew that continuing formal education was critical to her long-term success. She began a MBA program at New York University's Stern School of Business only weeks before September 11, 2001.

The Beth Ann Quigley Memorial Scholarship awards go to top eighth-grade female students at St. Leo the Great School. "We give the girls a letter that tells them about Beth. The winners get to know Beth that way and become more aware of what happened," said Beth's mother, "We're pleased with the scholarship program. We get back beautiful thank you notes and the first girl who received the award nearly 10 years ago just received a Master's degree."


Beth's granite stone located at the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens in New Jersey.

In Memory of Laura Gilly

Laura Gilly was 32 years old and from Brooklyn, New York. Laura worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 103rd floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Gilly had traveled the world as a flight attendant for Tower Airlines. Gilly left the airline in 2000 and took a job in technical support at Cantor Fitzgerald.

"We spent so much time worrying about her flying here and there, and to have her go like this: killed by a plane as she sat in an office building. All she wanted was a real job at a desk in a building." Phyllis Gilly (Gilly's mother).

"She had such a positive outlook. If you were worried about something stupid, she'd say, 'Just get over it. I have a choice to be happy or not, and I am going to choose to be happy.'" Danielle Hoffman (Gilly's friend).

In Memory of Lesley Anne Thomas

Lesley Anne Thomas was 40 years old and from Hoboken, New Jersey. (Born: Summersby, Australia). Lesley worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Lesley's husband retrieved a message on a mobile phone from his wife. In a calm voice, Lesley said the building had been struck by a plane and there was total chaos in the office. She was calling to say she loved him and that she was all right and would see him when it was over.

Lesley's husband rushed to the World Trade Center. He arrived in the vicinity as the building in which his wife worked collapsed. No remains have ever been found of Lesley.

There is a star named Lesley Anne Thomas in the constellation of Centaurus.

In Memory of Jennifer Lynn Mazzotta

Jennifer Lynn Mazzotta was 23 years old and from Maspeth, New York. Jennifer worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Jennifer was one of Cantor Fitzgerald's youngest traders and engaged to Anthony Roman, a student at the police academy.

"They were on a roller coaster of making their plans," Jennifer's mother said. "He was graduating in February. They were looking for a house. Their wedding was in the summer. They each were saving."

In Memory of Laura Angilletta

Laura Angilletta was 23 years old and from Staten Island, New York. Laura worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

On September 11, 2001, Mrs. Garbarino (Laura's sister) turned on the television and watched the events unfold at the World Trade Center.

She started screaming and then she started calling every number on the 101st floor where her sister worked. She knew all those numbers because she was on maternity leave from the same company. She sat right behind Laura, who had just joined the company in April as a purchase and sales clerk in the corporate bonds division of operations.


Amid the crowd at the the 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center site, a man gazes up at his sign, with a photo of Laura Angilletta.

In Memory of Stacey Lynn Peak

Stacey Lynn Peak was 36 years old and from New York, N.Y. Stacey worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.


This picture was taken on Stacey's first day with Cantor Fitzgerald in New York City in 1999. The Twin Towers are pictured in the backdrop.

Shortly before 9am on September 11, 2001, a confused and frightened Stacey managed to place a brief call to her then 76 year old mother, Bobbie Peak, in Tell City.

Stacey didn't know a plane had struck the building, but she knew that a fire, a bad fire, had broken out. Smoke was everywhere. She was trapped and she didn't know if she would be able to get out. Her mother could hear the sounds of chaos on the other end of the line. Stacey then told her mother one final time that she loved her.

In Memory of Samantha Martin Egan and Lisa Erin Egan

Samantha Martin Egan was 24 years old and from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Born: Brooklyn, New York).

Samantha was killed at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while working at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the North Tower. She worked with her older sister, Lisa Erin Egan, 31.



According to The New York Times, their father, David, said he knew that the sisters were together after the plane hit.

Their father said: "They would have been seeking one another immediately. It would have been the first thing in their minds. 'Where is Samantha?' Lisa would have said. 'Where is Lisa?' Samantha would have thought. I know they are together."

The sisters share a memorial at Sea View Cemetery in Mount Sinai. A photograph of the pretty blond sisters, who were from Rocky Point, is displayed on their large headstone, and a poem by their father is written on a brass plaque.


A bench before the grave of the Egan sisters

In Memory of Karen Sue Juday

Karen Sue Juday was 52 years old and from Brooklyn, New York. (Born: Bremen, Indiana). Karen worked as an administrative assistant for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of the North Tower at the World Trade Center.

In Memory of James Francis Quinn

James Francis Quinn was 23 years old and from New York, N.Y. James worked for Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower at the World Trade Center.