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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2023 | 2 comments
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This day continues to be a somber one for me and many I know. At the start of each September, I inevitably think about my friend, Graham, who was flying to California on United Flight 175 to attend a work meeting. I also remember and feel for the colleagues and friends of Sergio’s who were on that flight because at that time Sergio was a United Airlines flight attendant based out of Boston.

There is not much I can say all these years later that has not already been said, but for those families and friends who lost loved ones on the hijacked flights, for those who were injured and traumatized, and for all those first responders and citizens who were hurt or died aiding in the recovery following that terrible day, this post is for you.

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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2022 | 2 comments
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Even after all these years, this day continues to be a somber one for me and many people who I know. I still very much feel for the family of my friend who lost their son, Graham Berkeley, who was on United Flight 175, and I feel for the colleagues and friends of Sergio’s who were also on that flight.

At the time, Sergio worked as a flight attendant for United Airlines and was based out of Boston. He almost exclusively flew the nonstop flights from Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco and may have been scheduled to fly UAL 175 that day (we never went back to check his schedule), but as chance had it he had taken the time off to be with his family, and he was in Brazil on September 11, 2001.

For those families and friends who lost loved ones on the hijacked flights, for those who were injured and traumatized and for all those first responders and citizens who were hurt or died aiding in the recovery following that terrible day, this post is for you.

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9/11: Twenty years later

Posted on September 11, 2021 | 4 comments
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September 11, 2001 impacted many people in the Boston area especially hard. The flights that crashed into the World Trade Center left Logan Airport. Those planes were filled with people from Boston so despite the fact that 20 years have passed it is still a day that is tinged with sadness.

Like many in the area, I lost a close friend that day. My friend, Graham Berkeley (shown above) remains frozen in time as a 30-something who had a devilish personality and wicked sense of humor. If he were alive today he’d be in his mid 50s (I think 56), but sadly that isn’t the case. While life continues, I still feel for those families and friends who lost loved ones as well as those who were injured and traumatized in the wake of those attacks. This post is also for all of you.

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