Remembering Veronique Bowers
Some called her “Ronnie”; some called her “Bonnie”. All her friends and relatives say she loved life, and the finer things in life. She left early on September 11, 2001 because she had a meeting before work, at Windows On The World.Making small talk with her grandmother that morning, she asked if it was bad luck to wear white shoes after Labor Day. I’ve often thought what a tragic thing it

Remembering Derek James Statkevicus
Project 2,996 gave me his name to bring before my readers on this eighth anniversary of the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001. I’m glad to be able to share a few things I’ve learned about him from the Internet. Derek left behind his wife, Kimberly, a son, Tyler, who was a year old when he lost his father, and a then-unborn son due the following January. He lived in Norwalk,

Remembering Christopher Sullivan
Chris Sullivan sounds like an ordinary, very contented man. He married his high-school sweetheart, and they had two sons: Sean, aged six back in 2001, when September 11 rolled around, and Brian, aged four at the time. Lieutenant Sullivan, 39, was a firefighter at Ladder 11 and Engine 214 in Brooklyn. A big man at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds, Sullivan wore a flat-top haircut and carried a muscular

Thanksgiving day with Cliff's brother's family
I'm doing Thanksgiving dinner here on Sunday, as I've mentioned before. Cliff's brother invited us to share their day today, and we hardly ever turn down food; I took a couple of pies and away we went. Phil and Faye have eleven grandchildren of assorted ages, which made for good photo possibilities.While most everybody was in the other room eating, this little redhead looked around furtively,

My daughter helped with this!
I really don't know how much of this was due to her efforts, but I just think it's so cool! It's a thank-you from her company to their customers. You'll see Rachel early on in the video.