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2001-12-05

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:43 PM
Kenneth L. Zwick, Sept 11 compensation fund

Mr. Zwick,
As an ordained Protestant minister and former Navy Chaplain, I strongly urge
the U.S. Justice Department to include among relatives eligible for
compensation those who have lost their life partners as well as de facto
parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.

I ask the U.S. Government to follow the example already set by New York
Governor Pataki in granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual
interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with
the victim living expenses, day-to-day activities and the emotional bonds of
family deserves help in this time of need."

Individual Comment
Silverdale, WA

2001-12-05