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A Community of 9/11 Families, Friends & Concerned
Citterns
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF
NEWARK
THE
DIOCESE OF
NEWARK
DIOCESAN COUNCIL PASSES A RESOLUTION
St. Agnes' Church, Little Falls
Representing
the Anglican Communion
in Northern New Jersey
The Right
Reverend
John P. Croneberger
Bishop of Newark
WORLD
TRADE
CENTER
REMAINS RESOLUTION
Mr. Michael Francaviglia presented the following resolution on behalf of
the national church Executive Council regarding the disposal of the
remains for victims of the
World
Trade
Center
attacks.
The goal of the resolution is to ensure the removal of the ashes and
remains of those killed on 9/11 from the Fresh Kills Landfill and place
them in appropriate containers and to return the ashes to the WTC site
for proper burial.
The resolution originated from
this year's annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of
New
Jersey
.
The WTC Families for Proper Burial organization has a website maintained
by Mr. Thomas Meehan, who lost his daughter Colleen Barkow on September
11, 2001. He and his wife JoAnn are fervent
members of the Episcopal Church. The site lists three Religious
Community sponsors: The Episcopal Diocese of
New
Jersey
,
The Archdiocese of
Newark
,
and the National Episcopal Church Executive Committee. The web site
address is
www.wtcfamiliesforproperburial.com.
Motion: RESOLVED, that the Diocesan Council of the
Episcopal Diocese of Newark urge appropriate officials of the City of
New York to enter into sincere and respectful dialogue with the
"World Trade Center Families for Proper Burial" to identify
and implement steps to bring solace and resolution to these grieving
families, including respectful acknowledgment of the World Trade Center
remains, and be it further
RESOLVED, that this resolution be sent to:
- The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York
- George E. Pataki, Governor of New York
- James E. McGreevey, Governor of New Jersey
- Joseph J. Seymour, Executive Director of the Port Authority of NY and
NJ
- The Standing Commission on National Concerns of the Episcopal Church
- The Secretary of the Diocesan Conventions of the Dioceses of NY, NJ
and Newark
- Thomas J. Meehan, III, on behalf of WTCFPB
The motion was adopted.
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WTC FAMILIES FOR PROPER
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