dojA001516.xml

dojA001516.xml

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2001-12-12

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 4:00 PM
victim compensation comments

Wednesday December 12. 2001'
To those that will write the final wording on Public Law 107-42.

My firefighter son , on rotation to Engine 40 from Ladder 32 lost his life on September 11, 2001 bravely performing his job of fighting fires and evacuating civilians. There are no words capable of describing the feelings of how loss has left a gaping black hole in the psyche of each and every member of his family. We his parents are at an age where any compensation will not change our future significantly as we will mourn our son from that day until the day we die.
siblings suffer the torment their beloved brother's excruciating loss in equal measure as we his parents do and will mourn that loss for many more years than his parents. Any law that doesn't take into consideration siblings and give them compensation in equal measure as parents, spouses and children falls short and fails to recognize the contributions of those who perished at Ground Zero. the Pentagon and Pennysylvania.
was engaged to a beautiful young lady , and they would have been married on November 16. 2001 if had not died. Her life has been turned into a living hell and she must also receive consideration for the insurmountable loss she suffered. The comments stated in message W000646 seems to cover most of the concerns listed above and is in my opinion the correct path to follow so that all survivors are given the utmost consideration


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2001-12-12