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Rutgers Victims of September 11, 2001

May they all Rest In Peace. Every year i see myself grower older then some of the young professionals on the list. Just as if time were frozen.
 
God bless the Rutgers Alums as well as all the victims of that vicious attack.
 
Let's keep this going for a couple more hours. My day is almost over but I know someone else will remember and will bump.

"May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen"
 
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I saw on Facebook today that there is a remembrance plague of the Rutgers alum who died that day at Rutgers. Was dedicated a year later. Im not good at posting photos from my phone but I know some of you can.
 
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This year’s memorial tribute.
 
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I didn't know Paul but he was in my fraternity after I had graduated. I remember reading some articles on him and he seemed so impressive. Such a sad loss, Rutgers lost a good one.

Smart? Paul Acquaviva was smart. Smart enough to know the one answer he didn't get right on his SAT test. Smart enough to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa while a student at Rutgers College. Smart enough that his first job, right out of Columbia University School of Law, was with the prestigious New York City law firm of Dewey Ballantine.

Smart enough, when he was 11, to pull off the old hidden-ball trick while a catcher on his Little League team.

"The guy on the other team is standing on third base," recalled Kenneth Kaplan of Wayne, a boyhood friend. "Our pitcher throws a wild pitch. Paul goes running behind the plate, yelling, 'Where's the ball, where's the ball?' The guy on third base starts edging down the line. Paul's running around, yelling 'Where's the ball?' The guy runs toward home, Paul pulls the ball out of his chest protector, says, 'Here's the ball!' and tags him out. Game's over, the crowd cheers."

Mr. Acquaviva, described by Kaplan as "not your average guy," was in his office at eSpeed in the World Trade Center's North Tower when a hijacked airliner crashed into it Sept. 11. Mr. Acquaviva, vice president of corporate development at eSpeed, a division of Cantor Fitzgerald, was 29.

He lived with his wife, Courtney, and their 2-year-old daughter, Sarah, in Glen Rock. Courtney Acquaviva, pregnant with their second child, is due in December.

"It's terrible," said Alfred Acquaviva, his father. "Two weeks later, I thought it would be better, but it's not. He was such a good son. He always called me every day, every other day, to ask, 'Dad, how are you doing?' And now he's not here because some guy drove a plane through the building."

Minutes after the plane hit the North Tower, Mr. Acquaviva called his wife, according to Bernie Kaplan of Wayne, a family friend. "She said, 'I'm so glad you got out,'" Kaplan said. "He said, 'I didn't. I'm not going to get out of here.'"

Mr. Acquaviva graduated from Wayne Valley High School, where he was a wide receiver on the 1989 team that won the state football championship and a starter on the varsity basketball team. He received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers College in 1994 and his juris doctor degree from Columbia University's School of Law in 1997. Admitted to the New York State Bar and New Jersey Bar in 1997, Mr. Acquaviva started his law career in September 1997 as a corporate lawyer for Dewey Ballantine.

"You don't get a job out of law school with Dewey Ballantine as a regular schmo," said Kenneth Kaplan, a lawyer himself. "You have to be the top of the top."

In March 2000, Mr. Acquaviva accepted a position at eSpeed.
 
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RUJohnny99 said:
Rutgers Alumni aboard Newark Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania:

Patrick J. Driscoll GSNB’75, age 70, 
of Manalapan, NJ, former employee of Bell Laboratories.

Colleen L. Fraser LC’74, age 51, 
of Elizabeth, NJ, chairwoman of the NJ Developmental Disabilities Council.

Richard J. Guadagno CC’84, age 38,
 of Eureka, CA.

Donald A. Peterson GSM’67, age 66, and his wife, Jean J. Peterson, 
of Spring Lake, NJ. Donald was a retired president of Continental Electric Co., Newark.

Rutgers Alumni aboard Boston Flight 175 that crashed into the World Trade Center:

Patrick J. Quigley RC’82, age 40, 
of Wellesley Hills, MA, partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Rutgers Alumni in the World Trade Center:

Paul A. Acquaviva RC’94, age 29, of Glen Rock, NJ, vice president for corporate development at eSpeed, a division of Cantor Fitzgerald.He is survived by his wife, Courtney, and their daughter, Sarah, 2.

Evan Jay Baron NCAS’84, age 38, of Bridgewater, NJ, worked as an energy futures specialist with Carr Futures.

David O. Campbell RC’72, GSM’74, age 51, of Basking Ridge, NJ, senior vice president for Keefe, Bruyette and Woods.

Alexander H. Chiang GSNB’82, age 51, of New City, NY, computer specialist for Marsh & McLennan.

John “Robbie” Cruz RC’93, age 32, of Lakewood, New Jersey and Jersey City, NJ. Born at Misericordia Hospital, Bronx, New York, John lived in Lakewood since April 1973 before moving to Jersey City in June, 2000. Surviving are his parents, Philip and Migdalia (nee Guardiola) Cruz and an only brother, Philip Alan Cruz. John was engaged to be married to Susana Ferreira of Yonkers, New York on September 21, 2002. They met at Morgan Stanley where both worked before John left to go work for Cantor Fitzgerald, located in Tower One of the WTC on the 101st floor. John graduated from Rutgers with a major in Economics, minor in Accounting. John’s business career included service for Prudential Securities, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Cantor Fitzgerald.

Brian T. Cummins GSN’91, age 38, of Manasquan, NJ, equities trader for Cantor Fitzgerald.

Gavin Cushny UCN’85, age 47,of Hoboken, NJ, computer software engineer for Cantor Fitzgerald. He is survived by his mother, Cibyl Eales-White of Scotland.

Michael A. Davidson LC’97, age 27, of Old Bridge, NJ, equity options sales trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. Michael and his fiancee, Dominique De Nardo DC’97, were planning a July wedding.

Jayceryll M. de Chavez LC’99, age 24, of Carteret, NJ, portfolio analysist for Fiduciary Trust Co. Jayceryll was one of the founding members of the Rutgers chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity. He is survived by his parents, Bibiano and Asuncion, and two sisters, Aizza and Maria Aimee.

Michael A. Diaz-Piedra III NCAS’74, age 49, of Washington Township, NJ, executive in the disaster recovery section of The Bank of New York. He is survived by his wife, Kelly.

Judy Santillan Fernandez UCNB’98, age 27, of Sayreville, NJ, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald.

Stephen Fiorelli Eng’80, age 43, of Aberdeen, NJ, civil engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Jeffrey B. Gardner CC’87, age 36, of Hoboken, NJ, environmental insurance broker for Marsh & McLennan.

Alayne Friedenreich Gentul RC’78, age 44, of Mountain Lakes, NJ, director of human resources for Fiduciary Trust International, wife of Jack Gary Gentul, GSEd’79, and mother of two sons, Alex, 12, and Robbie, 8.

Barry H. Glick NCAS’67, age 55, of Wayne, NJ, worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He is survived by his son Jeremy M. Glick RC’97.

Charles H. Karczewski RC’89, age 34, of Union, NJ, worked for AON in World Trade Center, Tower 2, 101st Floor.

Brendan Mark Lang LC’92, age 30, of Red Bank, NJ, project manager for StructureTone, Inc.

Ming-Hao Liu GSNB’89, age 41, of Livingston, NJ, senior staff engineer for the Washington International Group. He is survived by his wife, Jiun-Min Liu GSNB’89.

James A. Martello LC’83, age 41, of Rumson, NJ (formerly of Montville), worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. James played middle linebacker for the Scarlet Knights.

Brian E. Martineau NCAS ’88, age 37, of Edison, NJ, insurance underwriter for Aon Insurance.

Michael McCabe UCNB’83, age 42, of Rumson, NJ, member of equity trading department of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Virginia Ormiston Eng’81, age 42, of New York City, survived by her husband Jim Kenworthy and their two children, Beth and Bill.

Dominique L. Pandolfo RC’96, age 27, of New York City, regional training coordinator for Marsh & McLennan.

Jon A. Perconti LC’93, age 32, of Hoboken, NJ, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald in World Trade Center, Tower 1, 104th Floor.

Tom Reinig GSM’78, age 48, of Bernardsville, NJ, investment banker at eSpeed.

Richard D. Rosenthal GSM’75, age 50, of Fair Lawn, NJ, vice president for Cantor Fitzgerald. 
Survived by his wife, Loren, and their two sons, Evan and Seth.

Maria Theresa Santillan NCAS’96, age 27, of Morris Plains, NJ, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald.

Scott M. Schertzer LC’97, age 28, of Edison, NJ, worked in human resources for Cantor Fitzgerald.

Neil G. Shastri RC/SBNB’98, age 25, of New York City, was a technology consultant employed by Scient/IXL, consulting to Cantor Fitzgerald in World Trade Center, Tower 1.

Michael C. Sorresse NCAS’89, age 34, of Morris Plains, NJ, vice president for Marsh USA Agencies.

Kristine Marie Swearson UCNB’96, age 34, of New York City, webmaster for eSpeed. Kristine is survived by her mother and stepfather, Eileen and Randy Townley of San Jose, California, and her father and stepmother, Ben and Terri Swearson of Orange, California.

Gregory Wachtler RC’98, age 25, of the Soho section of Manhattan, worked for Fred Alger Management in World Trade Center, Tower 1, 93rd Floor.

Family Members of Rutgers Alumni:

Ronald E. Magnuson, age 57, of Park Ridge, New Jersey, father of Jeffrey Magnuson RC’00.

Kevin York of Princeton, NJ, worked for Euro Brokers, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Chiemi Brindle York CC’83, GSNB’94 and their two sons, Connor, 6, and Aidan, 10 months.
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Never forgive...Never forget!

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My daughter is a Villanova grad, she was shocked when they named all the RU and Nova grads who perished before the RU - Nova game and one of the Nova guys graduated with her.
 
Pils86 said:
I didn't know Paul but he was in my fraternity after I had graduated. I remember reading some articles on him and he seemed so impressive. Such a sad loss, Rutgers lost a good one.

Smart? Paul Acquaviva was smart. Smart enough to know the one answer he didn't get right on his SAT test. Smart enough to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa while a student at Rutgers College. Smart enough that his first job, right out of Columbia University School of Law, was with the prestigious New York City law firm of Dewey Ballantine.

Smart enough, when he was 11, to pull off the old hidden-ball trick while a catcher on his Little League team.

"The guy on the other team is standing on third base," recalled Kenneth Kaplan of Wayne, a boyhood friend. "Our pitcher throws a wild pitch. Paul goes running behind the plate, yelling, 'Where's the ball, where's the ball?' The guy on third base starts edging down the line. Paul's running around, yelling 'Where's the ball?' The guy runs toward home, Paul pulls the ball out of his chest protector, says, 'Here's the ball!' and tags him out. Game's over, the crowd cheers."

Mr. Acquaviva, described by Kaplan as "not your average guy," was in his office at eSpeed in the World Trade Center's North Tower when a hijacked airliner crashed into it Sept. 11. Mr. Acquaviva, vice president of corporate development at eSpeed, a division of Cantor Fitzgerald, was 29.

He lived with his wife, Courtney, and their 2-year-old daughter, Sarah, in Glen Rock. Courtney Acquaviva, pregnant with their second child, is due in December.

"It's terrible," said Alfred Acquaviva, his father. "Two weeks later, I thought it would be better, but it's not. He was such a good son. He always called me every day, every other day, to ask, 'Dad, how are you doing?' And now he's not here because some guy drove a plane through the building."

Minutes after the plane hit the North Tower, Mr. Acquaviva called his wife, according to Bernie Kaplan of Wayne, a family friend. "She said, 'I'm so glad you got out,'" Kaplan said. "He said, 'I didn't. I'm not going to get out of here.'"

Mr. Acquaviva graduated from Wayne Valley High School, where he was a wide receiver on the 1989 team that won the state football championship and a starter on the varsity basketball team. He received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers College in 1994 and his juris doctor degree from Columbia University's School of Law in 1997. Admitted to the New York State Bar and New Jersey Bar in 1997, Mr. Acquaviva started his law career in September 1997 as a corporate lawyer for Dewey Ballantine.

"You don't get a job out of law school with Dewey Ballantine as a regular schmo," said Kenneth Kaplan, a lawyer himself. "You have to be the top of the top."

In March 2000, Mr. Acquaviva accepted a position at eSpeed.
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I know his sister from town here. You can just feel the heartache that this family has from losing her brother, and the kids their uncle. His father and mother are very nice people. There is more to the story , but I won't divulge.
 
RUnTeX said:
Seeing a few of the infant-age children (0-2 years old) listed as left behind caught my eye this time around and reflecting on how many years have passed by in the interim. These are now 17-19 year olds, most likely seniors in HS and freshmen/sophomores in college. Have all had to grow up without at least one of their birth parents.
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My oldest was a toddler. I can remember my office closing early that day and me calling my wife (once I could get through) to figure out who was going to pick up the baby from daycare. That toddler is now a sophomore at RU and has never really known the NYC skyline the way we have. Every time I look at that skyline I'm reminded of that day. My heart goes out to all who lost loved ones to those evil acts.
 
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I lost a good friend from HS from upstate NY who I was in a VFD with. His only dream was to be a NYFD and he was hired just a couple of years earlier and was off duty and on his way home at the time and came back in. Knew many people that were lost that day but wouldn't say they were close to me but business associates. Bless all their souls.
I had just came across the Williamsburg bridge moments before, obviously with the towers right in front of me. Dropped my GF at the time off in Gramercy park when I heard H Stern mention a small plane hitting the tower. I was about to get onto the West Side Highway North to make my trip over to NJ for work when I was looking down that way as the 2nd tower was hit.
Watched the rest unfold from our Hackensack office and stressing to try to get my GF out of the city.
Over the next month, she and I as well as my two sons who were 9 and 7 at the time, volunteered our time making delivering and serving food to the emergency personal that gathered in Engine Co 14. Many celebrities were there serving as well. Including the like of Susan Sarandan and Tim Robbins.
My youngest even sold his pokeman cards to donate...

The lesson learned and I am so happy my family exemplifies it...As tragic as 9-11-2001 was, it was the following minutes, hours and days that left a mark. Our country was color blind, there was no rich or poor and no haves and have nots. We need to remember, honor and love those that were lost on that day but we need to live as we did in the moments and days after.
 
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My oldest was a toddler. I can remember my office closing early that day and me calling my wife (once I could get through) to figure out who was going to pick up the baby from daycare. That toddler is now a sophomore at RU and has never really known the NYC skyline the way we have. Every time I look at that skyline I'm reminded of that day. My heart goes out to all who lost loved ones to those evil acts.
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My oldest son was almost 1 year old. I was watching him in my office while my wife was at the dentist. I remember closing up by 10 a.m. and passengers getting off a NJ Transit train covered in dust. I was (and still am) a volunteer firefighter. Many local fire departments went to NYC to help at Ground Zero. My oldest son and his younger brother have joined the brotherhood.
 
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Every year I make it a point to work from home on 9/11 with the TV on n the background showing the memorials and then the documentaries. It will always be a day of mourning for me as long as I live. Although my wife left her job at WTC 7 before the attacks, we realize how lucky we were.
 
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cicero grimes said:
Every year I make it a point to work from home on 9/11 with the TV on n the background showing the memorials and then the documentaries. It will always be a day of mourning for me as long as I live. Although my wife left her job at WTC 7 before the attacks, we realize how lucky we were.
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I always have the live streaming of the saying of the names on my computer while at work. It's important to hear the messages.
 
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cicero grimes said:
Every year I make it a point to work from home on 9/11 with the TV on n the background showing the memorials and then the documentaries. It will always be a day of mourning for me as long as I live. Although my wife left her job at WTC 7 before the attacks, we realize how lucky we were.
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I work in the city and it's empty by NYC standards today. The commute was like the day before a holiday. It's understandably a lot for many to return today.
 
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trotter said:
I know his sister from town here. You can just feel the heartache that this family has from losing her brother, and the kids their uncle. His father and mother are very nice people. There is more to the story , but I won't divulge.
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The CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald wrote in his memoir about 9/11 that Paul was laid off on the 10th, and had come in that morning to pack his stuff and do an exit interview. Truly tragic story.
 
yesrutgers01 said:
I lost a good friend from HS from upstate NY who I was in a VFD with. His only dream was to be a NYFD and he was hired just a couple of years earlier and was off duty and on his way home at the time and came back in. Knew many people that were lost that day but wouldn't say they were close to me but business associates. Bless all their souls.
I had just came across the Williamsburg bridge moments before, obviously with the towers right in front of me. Dropped my GF at the time off in Gramercy park when I heard H Stern mention a small plane hitting the tower. I was about to get onto the West Side Highway North to make my trip over to NJ for work when I was looking down that way as the 2nd tower was hit.
Watched the rest unfold from our Hackensack office and stressing to try to get my GF out of the city.
Over the next month, she and I as well as my two sons who were 9 and 7 at the time, volunteered our time making delivering and serving food to the emergency personal that gathered in Engine Co 14. Many celebrities were there serving as well. Including the like of Susan Sarandan and Tim Robbins.
My youngest even sold his pokeman cards to donate...

The lesson learned and I am so happy my family exemplifies it...As tragic as 9-11-2001 was, it was the following minutes, hours and days that left a mark. Our country was color blind, there was no rich or poor and no haves and have nots. We need to remember, honor and love those that were lost on that day but we need to live as we did in the moments and days after.
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14 Engine is in the same Battalion as 5 Engine so I worked there many times before I was promoted. They were also held back from responding down there that day because there would have been nobody left up to Midtown if something else happened.

And you’re right about the bolded above. Very true. The other part...it was still there.

I wonder if I know the guy you’re talking about?
 
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14 Engine is in the same Battalion as 5 Engine so I worked there many times before I was promoted. They were also held back from responding down there that day because there would have been nobody left up to Midtown if something else happened.

And you’re right about the bolded above. Very true. The other part...it was still there.

I wonder if I know the guy you’re talking about?
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his name was Paul Tegtmeier from Hyde Park NY. Not sure what engine company he was in
 
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Never forget every victim of that terrorist attack that day and those first responders whose health was ruined trying to save as many lives they could at "Ground Zero"
 
Knight Shift said:
Great story. His wife was a volunteer firefighter.
Nice Memorial Wall:
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/paul-a-tegtmeier/

https://wodwell.com/wod/paul-tegtmeier/
Tegtmeier, 41, spent the past 18 months with Engine Co. 4 in Lower Manhattan but was permanently assigned to Ladder 46 in the Bronx.
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Thx Buddy! He was a year behind me in School and we both volunteered at the Roosevelt FD in Hyde
PArk during HS and a couple of years after. He was always a really good guy and loved what he did. I remember that he stressed so much each year that he crept closer to the cutoff for becoming a NYFD.
 
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