Father Mychcal Judge, Chaplin N.Y.F.D., rushed into the World Trade Center with firefighters. As he administered last rites to a fatally injuried firefighter, he was struck by falling debris. "Father Mike" died instantly
from the injuries he received. >
David Charlebois was a Pilot and First Officer of American Airlines Flight 77. David was among those killed as their airliner piloted by a hijacker crashed into the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
DC Neighborhood Mourns Loss of Gay Pilot. The community was shattered when American Airlines Flight 77, which Charlebois served as co-pilot was hijacked by terrorists who deliberately crashed it into the Pentagon.
Mark Bingham was among those heroic people on United Airlines Flight 93. Learning the hijackers intended plans, these brave souls sacrificed their own lives to save others. They succeeded in their
decision these animals would not
reach their intended target. >
David and his wife, Lynn Angell, were among the passengers
on American Airlines Flight 11, the first airliner hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center north tower. David was such a great help with our Stop Dr Laura Protest Movement
and very good friend to the gay community. His efforts were instrumental in generating supporters. He will be missed so
very much by all of us with Stop Dr Laura. We are forever grateful for his contributions in helping us to succeed in our campaign to hold her accountable for the pain her ugly and
cruel attacks on Gay and Lesbians had caused.
David and Lynn will be in our thoughts and our prayers always.
David Angell, 54, of Pasadena, California, was the creator and executive producer of the hit NBC sitcom "Frasier." A native of West Barrington, Rhode Island, Angell entered the Army after graduating from college and served at the Pentagon until 1972.
Related Article on Victims
*Washington Post: Pentagon Crash Claims Gay Pilot & First Officer & Gay Rugby Player Helped Stop Hijackers.
*New York Times: Passenger on Jet: Gay Hero or Hero Who Was Gay?
*Gaywired: Sept. 11 Especially Hurt Gay Community
Surviving partners must struggle without support of society.
Articles, Press Releases & Profiles:
Brief Profiles: On known gay victims of terrorist attacks on United States Tuesday, September 11, in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
"Father Mike's" Furneral Service was one of the first of the victims of the Terrorist Attack. Here are the images of his September 15th. service.
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September 28: Media lauds fallen chaplain as hero, ignoring that he was also a gay man.
Washington Blade Article.
September 27:
Tributes keep flowing for NYFD. Chaplain Mychal Judge, one of those who died in the World Trade Center attacks. Bay Windows
Mark Bingham
Alice Hoglan, mother of Mark Bingham, and Sen. John McCain struggle with their emotions at a Sept. 22 memorial service.
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McCain: I may owe my life to Mark Bingham
United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Mark Bingham got to meet Sen. John McCain last year during McCain's presidential bid and the normally apolitical Bingham liked what he saw in McCain: a willingness to fight for principles. The tables are turned in a sad irony as it's now McCain who considers Bingham his personal hero for taking on the suicide hijackers who commandeered the plane that would eventually crash in PA.
Bay Windows~ Sept 27: "Sen. John McCain: I may owe my life to Mark Bingham".
American Airlines Pilot & First Officer David Charlebois
Hero, Son and Rugby Star Mark Bingham
Daniel Brandhorst, Ronald Gamboa & Their Son David Gamboa-Brandhorst
Daniel Brandhorst, 42, and Ronald Gamboa, 33, lived in a home perched on the lip of a canyon in the Hollywood Hills with their adopted 3-year-old son. They were returning from a vacation in Boston and Cape Cod. The couple had been together for 14 years. Brandhorst was the serious one, the lawyer and accountant, twho dreamed of becoming a professor. Gamboa, 33, was the happy-go-lucky one, the beloved manager of a Gap store in Santa Monica, the family man with a glint of mischievousness in his eye and an ever ready arsenal of jokes. If Gamboa's sister or friend said "Isn't that cute" about a puppy or "Isn't that beautiful" about a sunset, Gamboa would retort: "What am I?"
Both had moved from small towns--Brandhorst from Liverpool, N.Y., Gamboa from Anchorage, Ky.-- to New York City, where they met. They moved to Los Angeles a few years later when Brandhorst was transferred to another office of his company, Pricewaterhouse- Coopers. They loved to travel around the world, hang out with a close group of friends and visit family. They lavished attention on the blue-eyed 3-year-old they adopted as an infant and named after Daniel's brother David.
Executive Producer of Frasier TV Show David Angell
Friend & Dedicated Member of Our StopDrLaura Protest Movement.
Renee Barrett
Announcement on Metropolitan Community Church of New York Web Site http://www.mccny.org/
October 14th, 2001 at 2am {EST} Renee Barrett, life partner of Enez Cooper and member of Metropolitan Community Church of New York, died of injuries received in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Renee was an employee with Cantor Fitzgerald Firm, and was in Tower 1 at the time of the attacks. Though critically burned she escaped the building prior to its collapse, had been hospitalized at Cornell Presbyterian. She is survived not only by Enez, but by her 18-year-old son, Eddie, who lived with them, her biological brother, and several extended family members. Funeral & memorial arrangements are pending.
Many members and friends of UFMCC from around the globe sent cards, contributed funds, and prayed for Renee, Enez and their family. We sincerely thank you, and ask your continued prayerful support, especially for Enez and Eddie, in the days and weeks ahead. Condolences may be sent to Enez Cooper ICO Metropolitan Community Church of N.Y. info@mccny.org.
May God continue to bless us all.
October 17:911 Claims Another Victim. 365Gay.Com Article.
As the nation mourns the thousands presumed dead in the terrorist attacks last week, family and friends will remember Plaistow resident Carol Flyzik.
Carol was one of the 92 passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 who died when hijackers crashed the plane into one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
Carol, 40, is the latest New Hampshire victim of the terrorist attack to be remembered.
Carol Flyzik
He worked in insurance and engineering before selling a script for a TV series in 1977. In 1983, David joined the very popular TV series "Cheers" as a staff writer and began working with co-supervising producers Peter Casey and David Lee. This team formed a production company, creating and producing "Wings" in 1990 and "Frasier" in 1993. The trio won 24 Emmys.
David and Lynn Angell, 45, were returning from a wedding on the East Coast to attend
Peggy Neff (right) her partner of 18 years, Sheila Hein, who was killed Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon. (photo Lynn Rosenberg)
Sheila Hein
Hein worked at the Pentagon for the last five years as a visual information specialist for the Army and had only recently changed jobs. She was at the Pentagon Tuesday taking part in an Army internship, studying manpower analysis. A native of Springfield, Mass., she joined the Navy after high school and was sent to Virginia. She spent 10 years in the service as a photographer, married twice, and ventured into a career in computer graphics, working on government contracts.
Hein received a bachelor's degree from Columbia Union College three years ago after taking courses on and off for 20 years. "She decided it was time to finish it," Neff told the Post. She planned to get a master's degree.
Hein belonged to a steam train club, loved to read, and recently convinced Neff that they should buy bicycles and ride together.
"Sheila is was the love of my life," Neff told the Montgomery County, Md., Gazette last Wednesday. "She loves life and she likes people and I pray to God she's still alive."
Pentagon Analyst Gave 'A Whole Lot of Love'
Sheila Hein, was an analyst, was working for the
U.S. Army's management and budget office in the
Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed
into it last Tuesday. Hein, 51, is still missing.
Hein lived with her partner of 17 years, Peggy Neff, in University Park, Md. They bought a house there seven years ago as a "fixer-upper" and turned the back yard into their "own private park," Neff told the Washington Post. "She is what this yard is. There's a whole lot of love here," Neff said.
David Gamboa-Brandhorst 3, With Loving Father's Danial Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa.
Onboard United Airlines Flight 175 were life partners of 10 years, Daniel Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa. With them was their 3 year-old adopted son David. Tragicly taken as hijackers crashed into the World Trade Center.
'Brilliant Boy and a Brilliant Man'
Graham Berkeley, 37, a native of England who lived in Boston, boarded United Airlines Flight 175 on Sept. 11 on his way to a conference in Los Angeles. He died when the plane, the second hijacked airliner to crash into the World Trade Center.
Graham's parents, Charles and Pauline Berkeley, still live in England and watched the crash on television, although it took eight hours to confirm that their son had been on the plane.
"We had seen the fireball ourselves and knew to expect the worst," Charles Berkeley told the [London] Mirror. "We watched as our child died. He was a brilliant boy and a brilliant man."
Graham Berkeley
Joe, 39, was accompanying a colleague, Ann Judge, three teachers, and three sixth-grade students, all from Washington, on the trip.
Ferguson lived on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for 10 years with Winston, his wire-haired fox terrier. He was born July 25, 1962, in Durant, Miss., and joined National Geographic as an intern in 1987. He later accepted a permanent job and worked there for 14 years. Ferguson was one of the principal architects who designed the infrastructure of geography education, which resulted in the improvement of geography education throughout the United States, according to National Geographic.
"Through his passion and dedication, Mr. Ferguson had become a creative leader of the Society team charged with the enhancing the teaching and learning of geography in American classrooms. The thousands of teachers and students he worked with loved him for it," a National Geography statement read.
"Ultimately, what he did touched over 150,000 students and teachers and that is just one person," said Ed Kaczmarek, a friend of Ferguson's for 14 years, adding that Ferguson loved working with students. "He loved geography. He worked magic here. He symbolized the ideal of the [National] Geographic and his legacy will live on. We just all loved him so much. He was so full of life."
National Geographics & Ohio University: Articles and Tributes by fellow employees and friends, posted on their website. View letters of Condolences Sent to National Geographics for Joe and Ann. Page #1 Page #2.
Geography educator inspired students
James Joe Ferguson, director of geography education
outreach for the National Geographic Society, was on
American Airlines Flight 77 when it crashed into the
Pentagon. Joe was traveling on a National Geographic
sponsored educational field trip to the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary off Santa Barbara, Calif.
Carol was on her way to Los Angeles for a business trip when the plane crashed. She was the supervisor of marketing support for Medical Information Technology Inc. of Westwood, Mass., a company that sells medical software to health care organizations.
Graham's parents and his brother
share the horrific
moments, as they watched Graham's
Airliner carsh into
the World Trade
Center.
Graham Berkeley worked for Compuware as product management director and a professional violinist in Germany and England, the Advocate reported.
Joe and Ann Judge were aboard the Airliner that crashed into the Pentagon
(Photo National Geographics.).
Joe Ferguson
Memorial Service for Graham Berkeley Held on October 12th, 2001 at Grace Church in New York City. View
Chris Berkeley' and Doug Turner's address and links to Graham's Memorial Service posted on MSN.Com.
Guardian Unlimited Article: 'We Watched Our Child Die, Unaware' and BCC News Online Articles: 'UK Relatives Grieve in New York' and 'We watched Our Son Die'. The Memorial Service Addresses, Links and Articles are all posted in this one file.
William 'Bill' Randolph. Wesley Mercer's life partner of 26 years.
Rick Rescorla, head of security, second-in-command, Wesley Mercer and unidentified man, a valiant rescue effort helping to evacuate the World Trade Center. Shortly after the picture was taken, the south tower collapsed. It is presumed they died together. (Photo; BBC News)
A Veteran of Many Cities
Wesley Mercer, vice president of corporate security for Morgan Stanley, had a way of making people feel safe. A quiet man, he often got lost in a noisy crowd. But in times
of crisis, always the one who took charge.
He was helping evacuate employees when the towers collapsed. "It put a hole in my stomach," said his life partner, Bill Randolph. "But I knew that's what he would have done."
At 70, Mr. Mercer had already weathered many of life's crises. A war veteran turned security officer, he was divorced and helped to raise two daughters.
In later years, he lived with Mr. Randolph in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in Harlem. Mr. Mercer dressed to inspire confidence, and even wore a sports jacket to walk the dog or shop at Pathmark. He did not own sneakers or jeans.
"He always thought the way he carried himself was important," Mr. Randolph said.
(Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October 1, 2001.)
Articles: BBC News; "US Attack Hero's Caught on Film", Newsday; "Couples Commited in Life, Death", New York Times; "Partners of Gay Victims Find The Law Calls Them Strangers",
CGI Arcigay Milan; "NY, Pain and Pranks", Newsday; "Families Give Life to Missing".
For Seamus Oneal, the idea of having one career and one name was much too timid. By 52, he had worked in five widely different professions, using three different names. As James, he studied drama at the University of Oklahoma, and as Seam, he acted, danced and sang in Off Broadway shows. "It would be fair," said John Oneal, his brother, "to call him a hippie."
Articles:
The New York Times: "Seamus O'Neil: Many Names, Many Faces"
Human Rights Campaign FamilyNet: "Tom Miller Partner of Seamus O'Neil".
"American Gay and Lesbian Partners of 9/11 Victims Deserve Equality in Survivors Benefits".
Luke Dudek
George Cuellar, Luke's Life Partner of 20 Years.
Keeping the Tide In
Luke A. Dudek was forever proud to work at Windows on the World, where he was the food and beverage controller. He had a knack for numbers. Naturally, given the environment, he delighted in fine wine, and it was his custom when his wine glass was empty to remark to the waiter, "My tide is out."
But his special joy was Coqui Designs, the flower business he owned with his life partner, George A. Cuellar. (Coqui is Mr. Cuellar's nickname.) Mr. Cuellar operated the place and was the creative mind behind the designs they did for stores like Bloomingdale's and Gucci, and for countless weddings. The numbers, though, were the province of Mr. Dudek, 50. "He did the books," Mr. Cuellar said. "He did my taxes. He even delivered flowers on the weekends and did weddings. I called him the core of the apple."
Cuellar said his partner loved the business so much that after years of renting space, this year they bought their own property for the business. He said Mr. Dudek spent a week of vacation in September completing renovations. September 11th was supposed to be a day of happiness and achievement for Luke Dudek, 50, and his domestic partner of 20 years, George Cuellar. His first day back to work in New York was Sept. 11. Mr. Dudek, 50, died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Articles:
Chicago Tribute; "THE VICTIMS: Great Dads and Good Guys", New York Times; "Keeping the Tide In",
NJ.com; "Lives Remembered: Luke A. Dudek, 50, Fine Wine and Flowers", Village Voice; "Gay and Lesbian Partners of 9-11 Victims Struggle to Receive Their Benefits Second Class Survivors", The American National Red Cross; "Red Cross Helps Survivors Keep Going". Read Aricles.
Pamela Boyce
Accounting exec 'Not Afraid to Die'
Pamela J. Boyce, 43, is one of only several dozen World Trade Center workers who have officially been confirmed dead, while thousands more remain missing.
Boyce, a resident of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, worked on the 92nd floor of One World Trade Center as assistant vice president of accounting for the New York office of Carr Futures.
Articles: New York Times; "The Human Toll: 'Don't Mourn My Death, Celebrate My Life", "A No-Nonsense Life". Read Articles.
Catherine Anello, Boyce's partner, told the New York Times that Boyce was a
no-nonsense person who wouldn't want her loved ones to be overcome by grief.
"If there was someone who lost a loved one and had been grieving too long, so that they were not living their life, she would say, 'Stop. It's not what they would want. They are in a better place,'" Anello said. "She said, 'I'm not afraid to die because I know where I am going is beautiful.'
Washington Blade News.
Berinthia 'Berry' Berenson
"She was just this angel that landed on this planet for a short amount of time."
That's how actress-model Marisa Berenson describes her sisterBerry Berenson Perkins.
Photographer and the wife of the late actor Anthony Perkins, Perkins was on Flight 11, traveling from her Cape Cod home
to see her sons in Los Angeles.
Our Dear Friends Lost
"She was very spiritual," says actor-director Richard Benjamin, a long-time friend. "I think she felt that it was not right to live the day that you were in. Somehow with such a terrible tragedy she was able to pull herself together for the boys." The boys, twenty-five-year-old Elvis is a musician and 27-year-old Osgood is an actor.
"They're dealing with it in their own way," Berenson says of them. "It's just devastating. How can you deal with losing your father and then your mother in such circumstances?"
As a goodwill ambassador for the European arm of the United Nations, Berenson has helped promote tolerance and peace around the world for years. Her sister's death has made this mission personal.
Articles: CBS News: Travelers On A Flight That Changed The World, Two Young Men Lose A Vibrant Mother. Gusrdian Unlimted: Accomplished Fashion Photographer and Actor Who Stood by Her Husband Anthony Perkins Through His Aids Crisis. New York Observer; Farewell to Berry Berenson, Who Was In Fact, Beautiful. Read Articles.
David's Family at Memorial Service.
Theresa Charlebois, stands near photograph of her nephew, David Charlebois, co-pilot of the airliner that crashed into the Pentagon.
A Family Gets Tragic News
Theresa Charlebois, 76, said she called her brother around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, soon after she learned of the attacks. A distraught Vivian
Co-Pilot's Family Ties in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON - A Walnut Street woman got the call all people dread Tuesday when her brother phoned to confirm that, as feared, his son had been co-pilot of the hijacked plane that crashed into the Pentagon while flying his regular route.
Charlebois, David's mother, answered. "I can't talk right now," she said. "There are people coming in and out of the house." Read Articles.
On A Flight That Changed The World, Two Young Men Lose A Vibrant Mother.
William "Tony" Karnes
Native Tennessean, Liked New Things
William "Tony" A.Karnes, 37, was a Native Tennessean and one of those lost when the building he worked in was in was destroyed September 11. Tony was employed as a technology trainer at Marsh & McLennan. He was was at their offices on the 97th floor, of World Trade Center's Tower One, when it was struck by one of the four hijacked airliners.
Tony Karnes was something of an anomaly in New York City. A native Tennessean who grew up on a farm, he was an aficionado of corn dogs, grits, gravy and biscuits. He spoke with a drawl and approached the world with the wide-open friendliness of the rural South.
"He had a very simple beginning in life," said John Winter, his partner of three years. "And he ended up in one of the most sophisticated cities and the most sophisticated buildings in the world."
Despite his background, Karnes was undaunted by the city he lived in.
"He liked new things," Winter said. The couple, who moved here two years ago, took full advantage of what the city had to offer, visiting museums, going to movies, and walking along Battery Park Esplanade, near their apartment. One of their favorite pastimes was simply to walk around Manhattan, sometimes with a guidebook in hand, and take in the sights, smells and tastes on display. Karnes was gradually becoming a lover of art, architecture and classical music and, Winter said, "He got hooked on Mozart."
And then there was food. To thank Karnes for introducing him to the foot-long corn dog, Winter showed his partner Thai and Indian food, and Karnes found he loved the spicy, exotic tastes.
Still, Winter said, "We were a very boring couple. We didn't do any wild things. We were both ready to settle down with somebody and to live with a partner ...We were in it for the long haul."
It's this that makes it so hard for Winter, who says he lost his soulmate.
"If I traveled, he would put a little message or a card in my case, so that when I unpacked in the hotel, I would find it," Winter said. "He was just incredibly thoughtful and very, very caring."
The morning of Sept. 11 was very much like every other morning, Winter said.
"I hugged him and kissed him and told him that I loved him, and he told me that he loved me, and he left
for work," he said.
"There was nothing left unsaid. There was nothing I wanted to say to him or I wanted him to say to me. It was complete."
-- Indrani Sen (Newsday)
John Winter & Family Members at
Tony Karnes Tribute Ceremony
held at Gibbs High School 10/24/01.
Knoxville, Tennessee. .
John 'Jack' Keohane
Debris Killed Trade Center Onlooker
John Keohane, 41,worked at One Liberty Plaza near the World Trade Center and died when the towers collapsed. After the planes hit the Trade Center towers, Keohane met Mike Lyons, his partner of 17 years, on the street, and called his mother from his cell phone.
A native of San Francisco, Keohane had lived in the New York area for a year. His family asked that memorial contributions be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the American Cancer Society, or the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay lobby group.
Articles: The Washington Blade News; Debris Killed Trade Center Onlooker.
PFLAG/NBC, Inc.; Petaluma Mother Recalls Son's Final Words.
Novato Advance; John Keohane Remembered.
National Enquirer; Onlooker Killed When the World Trade Center Collapsed. Read Articles.
Partner of 9/11 Victim Takes His Own Life. Mike Lyons couldn't cope with Jack's death. Read Article.
