Rosa Maria Feliciano was 30 years old and from New York, NY. Rosa worked for Marsh & McLennan on the 96th floor in North Tower of the World Trade Center.
On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower, impacting between the 93rd and 99th floors.
Rosa's husband, Isaac, was at work as a groundskeeper at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Issac watched the World Trade Center burn and collapse.
Isaac was accepting his loss, raising his two daughters as a single parent and struggling to get life back together. His family held a memorial service for Rosa, convinced her remains would never be found. But in January 2002, there was a proper burial at after the medical examiner identified her.
Rosa was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, beneath a simple headstone. Issac tends her grave as part of his job.
And then in 2005, just before Mother's Day, more of Rosa's remains were identified.
"You start to wonder, why wasn't it me instead of her?" Issac says. "You feel guilty about something you did or didn't do."
