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2002-01-28

"Fiances & Domestic Partners of 9/11"




We would like to introduce our group to you. We would appreciate any
support or input you could provide us with. We hope you will give this letter
your highest consideration. Thank you.



January 28, 2002



Our group was established as a result of the terrorist attack on
September 11, 2001, "Fiances and Domestic Partners of 9/11" was
created to emotionally support those of us who lost our loved ones in the
tragedy of 9/11. Although we were not legally married, we were in
committed relationships with our life partners. We suffer the same as those
who were legally married. Our days and lives are now filled with loneliness
and emptiness. There is a deep pain that is unbearable that we will live with
forever. We are struggling hard to find any hope in the future. We had a
beautiful life planned and had already established ourselves as "families".
There are an estimated couple of hundred of fiances and domestic
partners.



The Victims Compensation Fund, was funded with federal funds to
compensate spouses and victims families. Originally it was funded in
thoughts that there were 7,000 families now it is 2,87 families. The
legislation emphasizes the loss of companionship and consortium. In most
cases, the fiances and or domestic partner was the person who was
emotionally and financially dependent on the victim. It is not clear how Mr.
Feinberg, the Special Master, will treat the finances and domestic partners
of the victims of New York and New Jersey. We should be treated as
equally as family members and spouses, since the intent of this legislation
was to help all of us according to the Senators and Congresspersons with
whom we have spoken.

If you are a fiances or domestic partner interested in participating in our
group or an agency or relief fund who is willing to help individuals in our
situation we could be contacted at or through e-mail at
January 28, 2002.



January 28, 2002


Dear Mr. Zwick,

My beloved fiance was one of the victims of the
World Trade Center attack. He was 33 years old and lived with
myself, my son and my 80 year old elderly, disabled parents. was
a kind, loving and generous person who insisted on supporting us in
anyway he could. My salary was more then 3 times less than 's, thus
making head of household to my family.

There are some many of us who lived together and we were considered spouses
by our fiances and life partners. All of us depended on our fiances in so many
ways then just financially. Our fiances were our life and everyone of us was looking forward to fulfilling
our dreams with one another. This dream was tragically taken from us along with our security on 9/11.

We ask that we the fiances along with all domestic partners be
taken into consideration for proper compensation as equally as the married
couples, as we lived together the same as husband and wife. Our future
was also torn away form us and our lives shattered. We expected to say
to our fiances on our much awaited wedding day, "till dead due us
part", this statement for us has literally taken place on 9/11, death did part us.

At this time we ask for equal justice to take place for our compensation
as would have been wished upon us by our fiances and partners. We have lost our
spouses the same as those who were married. Please help us.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
East Brunswick, NJFiances and Domestic Partners of 9/11

2002-01-28