No. 18 Vol. 9
My Life Publications • 1-800-691-7549
September 2022
Honoring Those Who Died on September 11
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By Steve Sears y Life Publications remembers and honors those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. We reached out to each county in our publishing area for information about their dedicated 9/11 memorials. Bergen County 147 county residents were among the almost 3,000 who died during the 9/11 attacks. A 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial is located in the Henry Hoebel Area of Overpeck Park next to Fort Lee Road in Leonia. Essex County On Sunday, October 20, 2002, the Essex County September 11th Eagle Rock Memorial was dedicated and unveiled. Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memorial Added in 2009 was the Flight Crew Memorial, a tribute to the pilots and flight attendants on the four airplanes that crashed that day, and in 2011, a 7,400-pound steel and concrete artifact from the World Trade Center site and a bronze plaque recognizing the heroism of EMS personnel was added. In 2016, the Essex County Search and Rescue Dog Statue was then dedicated at the site to commemorate the role that dogs had in the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center and Pentagon after the attacks. “After the attacks, people spontaneously came to Eagle Rock Reservation to view the tragedy unfold at the Twin Towers and leave cards, letters, photos and flowers in an impromptu memorial in honor of their loved ones,” says Essex Bergen County’s 9/11 Memorial County Executive, Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. “I knew immediately that this was the natural location for a memorial because says Morris County Commissioner, Douglas Cabana. “Every of the public attraction to this site and the unparalleled view bit of it symbolizes our grief for those lost, our resolve to conof the World Trade Center from the lookout area. Our Sep- tinue living as a free nation and stand up to oppression, and tember 11th Memorial is a special place for people to come our hope that future Americans will find a bright future. To for solace and comfort because of its unique location and this day, more than 20 years after the attacks, the memorial its powerful message of peace and hope.” The Essex Coun- remains an important part of life here. Every week, Morris ty September 11th Eagle Rock Memorial is located in Essex County tends to that memorial. We have people cleaning County Eagle Rock Reservation off of Eagle Rock Avenue in the walkways and the pool, replacing the flowers and wiping down the plaques. It is visited almost daily by residents and West Orange. visitors from outside our county. We will never forget.” Morris County Following the attacks in which 64 people from Morris Passaic County The 9/11 Memorial is located at the Public Safety AcadeCounty perished, a committee was formed which included the family members of people who died, to help locate a my at 300 Oldham Road in Wayne. Dedicated on September 10, 2013, it is comprised of a site for the memorial, raise funding for its construction, and select a sculptor to design it. The Morris County 9/11 Me- steel beam from the North Tower, and behind it is a rock with morial was constructed on county-owned property in 2003 the dedication plaque with the names from the 30 Passaic and dedicated on September 10 of that same year during a County residents who died on 9/11. Bringing the beam down to the county and its placement was organized by County candlelight vigil. The memorial is located at 460 West Hanover Avenue, Commissioner Bruce James and at the time, the Director of the Police Academy, Bob Lyons. The rock with the plaque at Morris County 9/11 Memorial Park. “Everyone in Morris County came together to site, fund was donated by Sam Braen, owner of Braen Stone. and build our 9/11 memorial after that terrible day in 2001,” continued on page 2
Passaic County’s 9/11 Memorial
The Somerset County 9/11 Memorial
Morris County 9/11 Memorial