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2002-01-21

Monday, January 21, 2002 12:07 AM
Compensation

Kenneth L. Zwick
Office of Management Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Fax: 301-519-5956

Dear Mr. Zwick,
I am writing to you because my fiancée, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp worked in the World
Trade Center and the last time I, or anyone, spoke with him was about 9:20am
on September 11. I understand that to please everyone involved will be
impossible but I would regret it if I did not write with my concerns.
First, family is not always that which is defined by law. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp was born
and raised in Scotland; he has no blood relatives in the United States.
Since &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and I met he considered New York his home and I, his family. His
life was taken before we could make this legal.
Secondly, just because &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp life was robbed before we were married
does not mean we were any less dependent on each other. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and I lived
together and were in every sense married. Am I supposed to miss him less
because we were not married? Does not having been married mean that living,
eating, sleeping, and waking up alone does not hurt as much? We woke that
Tuesday morning and kissed good-bye just like any married couple. He should
be considered married under any compensation fund as that is what we were
physically and emotionally.
The guidelines set forth must be considered on an individual basis. The
victims of September 11th died the same way, they did not live the same
way. Fiancée's must be considered as the spouse we would have been had this
tragedy never occurred.

Thank you,

Individual Comment
New York, NY

2002-01-21