In Memoriam

When we look back upon the ones who were lost on September 11, 2001, rarely does anyone talk about the children who perished. Children taking trips with parents. Children excitedly flying across the country to take part in a special reward for doing well in school. Sibling groups. 


Children as young as Trixie and Dixie. 


All of the children lost were on the planes. Some had their parents with there to comfort them. Some hopefully were comforted by others on their plane. Comtemplating the horror and devastation felt by those parents left behind is almost too much to bear. 

I want to list these names and not only mourn for the loss their families have suffered but also for the loss to our society. What kind of people would they be now? How would they be doing in school? What colleges would they be attending this fall?


What might these children have accomplished in their lives if given the chance? 

Christine Lee Hanson - Age 2


David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst - Age 3


Dana Falkenberg - Age 3


Juliana Valentine McCourt - Age 4


Zoe Falkenberg - Age 8


Bernard Curtis Brown II - Age 11


Asia S. Cottom - Age 11


Rodney Dickens - Age 11