10. In Memory of: Heinrich B. Ackermann

Heinrich Ackermann, 38, was on special assigment from the German office of Aon Consulting, an insurance firm in Tower Two. His home was in Roxel-Muenster in Germany. Ackermann was known as “Heinz” by his co-workers.

When the plane struck the towers, he had worked for three years in the 101st floor benefits department for the insurance firm. The company had just renewed his contract for the job that he loved.

Preparing to participate in the New York Marathon, Ackermann spent as much time as possible working on physical fitness. He jogged almost every day along FDR Drive or in Central Park. He had run in a couple of minor marathons and was looking forward to running his first big race.

Ackermann loved the outdoors. Weekends were often spent in the country in upstate New York with his companion Susan Shahgholi.

Shahgholi said of him, "He was kind, he was passionate, he was focused and disciplined. He took great pride in his job and devoted himself to doing it well."

Ackermann is survived by his parents and a brother and sister.

9. In Memory Of: ALICIA ACEVEDO CARRANZA

The Following information and the picture of the quilt square are quoted directly from the "woman seeking grace" blog here on blogger. I, like her, could not find barely anything about Alicia on the internet.
This is the link to that blog, the source of the below information:
http://seekingwoman.blogspot.com/2006/09/in-memory-and-honor-of-alicia-acevedo.html

If you are a member of her family and are reading this, Please contact me either here, or by writing me at Nancye1962@yahoo.com. I'd like to get a proper memorial up on this blog for her.

(this is the quilt square created in memory of Alicia by one of thousands of volunteers for this incredible non-profit organization: United In Memory)

In my attempts to" build" an accurate and personalized memorial, I failed to find much personal information about Alicia Acevedo Carranza. I learned only that she left her home in Teziutlan, Puebla, Mexico to find a better life in the United States. I learned that she was loved by her fellow students in Mexico, and that she befriended at least one who came there to study from a Central American country. I don’t know how old she was, if she had siblings or a boyfriend or husband...

But I do know this: Alicia was a beloved daughter. Her life brought light and love to a family. Her smile warmed hearts. Her laughter brought joy. She sought adventure in a big city, she wanted a better life for herself and for her family. She may have sent her family in Mexico the money she earned working in New York. Someone said she had an "angelic face, compassionate mind and a free spirit." She touched the hearts of many. She was a friend. Someone that others loved and appreciated, and still mourn.

Unfortunately for those who loved her, and those who knew her, her life was cut short at the hands of extremists. That Tuesday morning, she was on time to work - already at her desk? perhaps cleaning the floors? maybe cooking food in the cafeteria? on the phone as a customer service rep? We may never know what she was doing at the World Trade Center that morning when the planes hit.

Our country is indebted to you, Alicia, and all those who died alongside you on that fateful day. September 11, 2001 is a day that will live in infamy.
May you rest in peace.

The World Trade Center: A Tribute

8. In Memory Of: Richard Anthony Aceto

I was unable to locate an obituary, or detailed tribute for Mr.Aceto, other than the following, on Legacy's tribute page:
 Richard Anthony Aceto, 42, of Wantagh, New York, a tax specialist with Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.

My apologies in advance to Mr. Aceto's family, I would also appreciate it if someone related to him would contact me so we can give him a proper tribute in this blog.
(Photo came from Findagrave).

Please email me at Nancye1962@yahoo.com if you would like to contribute to this online memorial blog.

7. In Memory Of: LAURENCE C. ABEL

LAURENCE C. ABEL

World Trade Center

BOND ANALYST AND CAR LOVER

Laurence C. Abel was a sports enthusiast — he played as much tennis, basketball and golf on his Sony PlayStation as he did on the courts — and a car lover. In 2000, Mr. Abel, 37, bought a Honda Accord Coupe in shiny black. "We must have gone to 10 different car dealers in all five boroughs and the tri-state area," said his companion, Beverly C. Williams. "That car was half his heart, or a quarter of his heart."

Mr. Abel, a bond analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, still officially lived in the same Upper Manhattan apartment he grew up in. But as his relationship with Ms. Williams progressed, he all but officially lived with her in Jamaica, Queens.

Ms. Williams recalled the moment when she felt that her relationship with Mr. Abel might be something special. Mr. Abel gave her a card for her 33rd birthday a few years ago in which he wrote: "It's difficult to find a friend, a companion and a lover all in one person. And I truthfully think that I've found that in you."



Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on September 10, 2002.

6. In Memory Of: WILLIAM F. ABRAHAMSON

WILLIAM F. ABRAHAMSON

World Trade Center

THE LINCHPIN OF HIS FRIENDS

In his 58 years, William Abrahamson generated enduring circles of friends. There was the Public School 8 schoolyard group, from his childhood in Brooklyn Heights. There were his colleagues from the Federal Reserve Bank, who met in the late 1960's and remained closest friends ever since.

As the men scattered to different states, it was Mr. Abrahamson, a business analyst at Marsh & McLennan, who kept the group together.

"He was the quieter guy, very secure about who he was," said Ann Abrahamson, his wife of 25 years.

In a group of strong personalities, she said, "he was the mediator, always above the squabbles."

When their son, Erik, was born 11 years ago, Mr. Abrahamson, like many older fathers, looked upon the boy as a gift and a mission.

"Erik was his pride and joy," Mrs. Abrahamson said. "All he wanted was to see him grow up."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October 19, 2001.

5. In Memory Of: Vincent Abate

VINCENT and ANDREW ABATE were brothers. Andrew was featured in yesterday's post, today is brother Andrew.

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Brothers at Work and Play

By day, Vincent and Andrew Abate traded bonds at Cantor Fitzgerald. In the evenings, after long days, the brothers unwound by shooting hoops or batting handballs together. On summer weekends, Andrew and his wife, Carolyn, often drove to Vincent's rented house on the Jersey Shore for Vincent's barbecue or Andrew's grilled teriyaki.

Vincent, 44, above left, a longtime Cantor Fitzgerald employee, brought Andrew, 37, below left, into the company three years ago. Vincent lived alone in a brownstone in Brooklyn. Hard-driving and impulsive, he was known to hop a plane to Las Vegas for the weekend, on the spur of the moment.

Andrew and Carolyn had a house in Melville, N.Y., that they were enlarging and renovating. They liked to relax in scenic places and had just returned from a tour of Route 1 on the California coast. "They did a lot of things," said Joe Vito, a cousin. "They had good lives."

4. In Memory of: ANDREW ANTHONY ABATE

 Source:http://dadoughkids.blogspot.com/2009/09/we-remember-andrew-anthony-abate.html



Blogger Modern Redneck CL wrote a beautiful tribute to Mr. Abate in 2006 and I’d like to share it here. “Andrew Anthony Abate, age 37 of Melville, NY, died tragically on September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. He was a bond trader with Cantor Fitzgerald, World Trade Center, NY.

Vincent Abate and his “little” brother, Andrew, could never stand to be apart from each other for too long. Even at family gatherings, her two only children were inseparable, Elaine Abate said. “Christmas Eve was their favorite time,” she said. “They loved it because we were all together.”

Andrew Abate, 37, of Melville, and his wife, Carolyn, would often take drinks and a few steaks to Vincent’s weekend home on the Jersey Shore. “They both loved the time they spent at that house,” their mother said. Warm weekend days would be spent barbecuing on Vincent’s grill or sunbathing at the beach. But inevitably, the weekends would end, and Andrew would travel back home to Melville, and Vincent, 40, would head home to Brooklyn.

The brothers would wake up on Monday mornings and head to work. They both had offices on the 105th floor of Tower One. “Vincent started working at Cantor Fitzgerald pretty much straight out of college,” their mother said. “Andrew has been working there for about three years now. They were always together. They worked together and played together.”

Vincent and Andrew were born in Brooklyn, where they both attended St. Francis Cabrini Grammar School. “Even when they were kids, they did everything together,” their mother said. They attended Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, where they played football and baseball.

During the summers, the brothers were part of a swim team in Freeport. College separated the two, with Andrew graduating from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in 1987 after his brother had graduated from Ithaca College three years earlier. But they would soon find themselves working “side by side at Cantor Fitzgerald,” Elaine Abate said.

The Abate family spread out geographically over the past few years, she said. She and her husband, Alfred Abate, traveled between their Boca Raton, Fla., and New Hyde Park homes, but they always found time for family gatherings. The brothers were last heard from the weekend before Sept. 11, their mother said, when they phoned her to “say hi and find out how things were.”

Sitting in Andrew’s living room, Elaine Abate had a comforting thought about her sons: “The one thing I want people to know is that they were together as much as they could be.”


Thank you for your beautiful tribute and I hope it is okay that I share it here today.


Here are some more links with information or memorials to Mr. Abate.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3275.html

http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=101205

http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=101205

http://www.9-11heroes.us/v/Andrew_Anthony_Abate.php


                                                           

3. In Memory of: EDELMIRO ABAD

As the father of three girls who had gone to dancing school since they were toddlers, Edelmiro Abad, widely known as Ed, was a proud fixture at dozens of recitals. So it was with delight that he supported his middle child's aspiration to open her own dance studio someday.

"He was right there with me," said his daughter Jennifer, 23. "This was something he wanted as much as I did."

Mr. Abad, 54, who lived in Brooklyn with his wife, Lorraine, and three daughters ‹ including Rebecca, 26, and Serena, 19 ‹ was also a fixture at Fiduciary Trust Company International, where he was senior vice president and had worked for 26 years. The company was a second home, his relatives said, and its staff another family.

His family members have met with co- workers who shared offices with Mr. Abad on the 90th floor of 2 World Trade Center. "Some of the people who survived are devastated," Ms. Abad said. "They don't know how to go on."

2. In Memory Of: MARIA ROSE ABAD

MARIA ROSE ABAD

World Trade Center

LITERARY ESCAPIST

Marie Abad loved her job as a senior vice president at Keefe Bruyette & Woods, where she was one of the highest-ranking women in the firm. But it was equally important to her to find an escape from work, said her husband, Rudy, and she found that through the hundreds of books she went through each year.

Ms. Abad, 49, read on the train commuting from Long Island to the World Trade Center, and she read on vacation. Each October, she and her husband would spend three weeks in Hawaii — a tradition that started on their honeymoon and continued over the next two decades — and every year she would make sure she had plenty to read. Hawaii meant down time: days on end when the biggest decision was where to have dinner, and the passage of time was marked by the leisurely flutter of turned pages — novels, biographies, celebrity tell-alls.

"She'd go through eight books in three weeks, and these were not little books," Mr. Abad said. "I know because I did the packing."

Ms. Abad, who was born and raised in Queens, did not plan on a career in business. She studied sociology at Queens College and dreamed of being a teacher. She and her husband had plotted out the lives they would lead when the workaday world could be left behind: six months of the year traveling was their plan. And of course, a world of books to explore.

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on April 7, 2002.

1. In Memory Of: GORDON MCCANNEL "GORDY" AAMOTH JR.

GORDON MCCANNEL "GORDY" AAMOTH JR.

World Trade Center

LOOKING GOOD

Gordy Aamoth was at the top of his game. His golf was improving, and he had a membership in the Creek Club in Locust Valley, N.Y. He had girlfriends. And on Monday, Sept. 10, in his hometown of Minneapolis, he completed his biggest merger deal as an investment banker at Sandler O'Neill & Partners. The deal was to be officially announced the next day at the firm's World Trade Center office.

Mr. Aamoth, 32, was always a good athlete. He was the captain of his high school football team and played hockey. He went to Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., and earned a business degree. "He always knew he wanted to go to Wall Street," said his father, Gordon.

Gordy Aamoth also loved parties and how he looked. "Every situation was more fun when Gordy was there," said his mother, Mary. "He was always beautifully put together."

Despite entreaties to consider returning to Minneapolis, Gordy Aamoth was determined to stay in New York, even if it was far from his family. "He loved New York," his father said. "He often said, 'You had to know it to love it, and most people don't.' "

But there will be a touch of Gordy Aamoth at home. His high school, the Blake School, has decided to name its new football field the Gordy Aamoth Memorial Stadium.
Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 16, 2001.


Gordon McCannel Aamoth, Jr., age 32, of New York City, missing and presumed dead in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Born at Eglin Air Force Base, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, August 8, 1969. Family members include his parents, Mary & (Dr.) Gordon Aamoth of Wayzata and brothers, Erik & wife, Tracy, Peter; aunts and uncles; Bruce & Barbara Aamoth, Archie & Trish Aamoth, Jane & Don Swanson, Elizabeth & Jim Fandrich, Kathy & John Dixon, Nancy Keating, Tim Keating, as well as many loving cousins and many, many friends. Family members that have passed include grandparents, Louise & Gordon Aamoth of Fargo, Gen & Stan Keating of Minot. Gordy was a 1988 graduate of The Blake School and a 1992 graduate of Babson College. He had been employed in New York by Sandler, O'Neill & Partners since 1993. Previously, he had worked at Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis. Memorial service Thursday, September 20, 2001 at Basilica of St. Mary, 88 No. 17th St., Minneapolis at 3 PM. Visitation at 1 PM preceding the service. The family prefers memorials to The Blake School, 110 South Blake Road, Hopkins, MN 55343 or Evans Scholars Foundation, 1 Briar Road, Golf, IL 60029.

Paid Notice published in THE STAR TRIBUNE.