Dec 11, 2001

A Gracious Winner David W. Bernard loved his family and he loved golf, and he liked to combine his two passions. Every July, he played in a father-son tournament — twice in one day — so he could do 18 holes with each of his sons, Mark and David Jr. Before his daughter, Jill, was married last summer, he arranged...

Sep 16, 2001

Small in Stature Only Doris S. Torres was soft-spoken, sweet, and very petite — about five feet tall. But "she had so much inner strength that she seemed to be like seven feet tall," said her sister, Mercedes. On Sept. 11 and for a few days after, Ms. Torres made great use of that strength. She worked in foreign trade...

Sep 11, 2001

As a young boy in Brooklyn, New York, Phil wanted to be either a policeman or a fireman when he grew up. He didn’t fulfill his dream of becoming a firefighter until he had tried an assortment of other jobs. On September 11, 2001 he had been a member of the FDNY for almost eighteen years. To Phil the best...

Sep 11, 2001

Determined to Follow Father Graduates of the Bronx High School of Science generally do not enlist in the Marines, but Christian Regenhard, 28, resisted easy categorization. He was determined, said his mother, Sally Regenhard, to follow his father into the elite branch of the armed forces, despite a 146 IQ and an array of artistic talents. Mrs. Regenhard "practically had...

The National Book of Remembrance was set up as a way to express general sympathies for all those affected by the events of September 11, 2001. Please leave your thoughts, memories and condolences below. 

(To find a specific person, you can search all 2,977 individual guestbooks at Legacy's full memorial to the Lives of September 11.)

Sep 11, 2001

Joseph DeLuca, English car enthusiast You can see a picture of Joseph DeLuca's pride and joy at www.gomog.com. It is the sleek yellow Morgan roadster Mr. DeLuca owned. The Morgan Sports Car Owner's Group posted the picture to honor the memory of Mr. DeLuca, a past president of the local Morgan club and road and rally racer who loved old...

Sep 11, 2001

Two vintage German wine tastings lured Christian Adams, 37, of Biebelsheim, Germany, to the United States this September, his first trip to the United States in five years. The deputy director of a trade group that promotes German wine exports, Adams was on his way from the first tasting, which ended Sept. 10 in New York, to the second, scheduled...

Sep 11, 2001

Walking to the corner store with Deborah Jacobs Welsh could take an hour, because she greeted everybody. "She had an incredible knack to make anybody she met feel like they knew her their entire lives," said husband Patrick C. Welsh. The 49-year-old Manhattan woman called upon that skill often as a United Airlines flight attendant. She was not originally slated...

Sep 11, 2001

'I Have to Help' On Sept. 11, Mitchel Wallace, a court officer in State Supreme Court, was arriving for work at 111 Center Street when he saw a plane hit the World Trade Center. He ran to help. It was a typical reaction for Mr. Wallace, 34. He had saved lives before. Trained as an emergency medical technician, Mr. Wallace...

Sep 11, 2001

For almost 30 years, Wanda A. Green followed her childhood dream. "As a teenager, she always wanted to fly, so she finally got her wings," said her mother, Aserene Smith. As a young woman, Wanda Green sought her mother's blessing to become a flight attendant. Though Aserene Smith was hesitant, she finally relented, and Wanda Green became one of the...