dojP000464.xml
Title
dojP000464.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-02-07
September 11 Email: Body
Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:50 PM
Feedback from son of WTC attack
Dear Mr. Zwick,
, an honor student of mine and a varsity baseball player on my
team at has asked me to forward you
the attached letter. does not have a computer to email you this
letter himself.
You can forward any non-personal email acknowledgement to this email address,
or you can contact him at the address and phone number on the letter.
is a sincere and hard-working student. I hope you will take his
heart-felt words into consideration.
Thank you.
Individual Comment
Attachment 1:
Kenneth L. Zwick
Director of Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U. S. Department of Justice, Main Building Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530
February 7, 2002
Dear Mr. Zwick
I am the 17-year old son of , a victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. At the time of the attacks, my father was an employee of .
I understand that there is currently a proposal to allow common law spouses to collect compensation from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. I am writing to voice my opposition to those proposed changes.
I oppose the proposed changes for two reasons. First, while marriage is a big step, it is a simple procedure. That a legal marriage did not occur should suggest that at least one of the two did not want to get married. My second reason for opposing this is that my father lived for his children. Should this woman be able to collect as a wife, that would significantly reduce the compensation my fathers children would receive. I know in my heart that my father would not want his children to suffer further.
Please do what is best for the children of the victims of this painful event. Keep in mind that we can never replace our father or mother, sister or brother, son or daughter. But we can change husbands or wives or people we choose to live with and consciously decide not to marry.
Thank you
Individual Comment
Brooklyn, NY
Feedback from son of WTC attack
Dear Mr. Zwick,
, an honor student of mine and a varsity baseball player on my
team at has asked me to forward you
the attached letter. does not have a computer to email you this
letter himself.
You can forward any non-personal email acknowledgement to this email address,
or you can contact him at the address and phone number on the letter.
is a sincere and hard-working student. I hope you will take his
heart-felt words into consideration.
Thank you.
Individual Comment
Attachment 1:
Kenneth L. Zwick
Director of Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U. S. Department of Justice, Main Building Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530
February 7, 2002
Dear Mr. Zwick
I am the 17-year old son of , a victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. At the time of the attacks, my father was an employee of .
I understand that there is currently a proposal to allow common law spouses to collect compensation from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. I am writing to voice my opposition to those proposed changes.
I oppose the proposed changes for two reasons. First, while marriage is a big step, it is a simple procedure. That a legal marriage did not occur should suggest that at least one of the two did not want to get married. My second reason for opposing this is that my father lived for his children. Should this woman be able to collect as a wife, that would significantly reduce the compensation my fathers children would receive. I know in my heart that my father would not want his children to suffer further.
Please do what is best for the children of the victims of this painful event. Keep in mind that we can never replace our father or mother, sister or brother, son or daughter. But we can change husbands or wives or people we choose to live with and consciously decide not to marry.
Thank you
Individual Comment
Brooklyn, NY
September 11 Email: Date
2002-02-07
Collection
Citation
“dojP000464.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 13, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/25342.