NEW
YORK NEWSDAY Relatives of 9/11 victims sign
a petition calling for the proper burial of the remains of their loved
ones during a vigil by the United Sept. 11 families of the Coalition of
9/11 Families, WTC Families for Proper Burial and the Skyscraper Safety
Campaign gathered at the World Trade Center site to urge elected
officials to start the New Year by addressing the ongoing concerns of
the majority of Sept. 11 family members.
(Newsday Photo/Julia Gaines)
January 9, 2005
IN THE NEWS .... ..
9/11 Families Fighting For Proper Burial
February 24, 2005 — There
is an effort to give some 9/11 victims a proper resting place.
2,749 people lost their lives at the World
Trade Center site on 9/11. Fewer than 300 bodies would be recovered in
the aftermath.
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Protesting
victims' treatment
I write in response to the article "A
question of justice" (February). My heart goes out to the
suffering of Thomas and JoAnn Meehan. That their beloved
daughter's grave should at this time be unmarked in a desolate
dump is a sacrilege. Her parents are denied the assuaging of
their grief and the comfort of having their daughter's grave in
a beautiful, peaceful place where they could bring or plant
flowers. I would like to sign a protest petition at this
heartless treatment of innocent victims caught in the evil
tragedy of 9/11. I will keep Thomas and JoAnn Meehan in my
prayers.
Anne C. Cook
Suffield, C
PETITION COMMENTS
A garbage dump is not a cemetery
.My son
has not been identified but his license was found at the dump.
T hat cannot be
his final resting place.
Signed Bill Doyle
With no body remains located, I am certain that Fresh Kills has
more of my son then I do. Please show respect for the individuals that
were part of making a city great by their work and life (and now death)
in the city.
MY NEPHEW IS FDNY FIREFIGHTER ROBERT FOTI, HIS MOTHER SHOULD
NOT HAVE TO PRAY AT THE GARBAGE DUMP FOR HER SON. HE GAVE HIS LIFE WITH
THE DIGNITY OF A FIREFIGHTER, HIS REMAINS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH AS MUCH
DIGNITY. HIS FAMILY HAS SUFFERED EVERYDAY SINCE 9/11,
GIVE THEM SOME
PEACE.
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Have You Signed the Petition?
New Jersey Senators again write to the President on behalf of the
WTCFFPB.
Read their letter here.
Trauma Thereapist writes on behalf of the WTCFFPB.
Read his letter here.
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