9/11 - 18 years ago. My friend Tommy Knox

I hate today. Below is a posting I first put up in 2006. Tommy should be 48. The comments on his Legacy Tribute page have now gone to 100+ pages. 

I knew seven people killed on 9/11. But I only knew one of them real well.

I knew Tom Knox ("Tommy") because I coached him for five years at the North Jersey Rugby Club. He was a great kid. Funny, quick witted, really sparkling personality. The sort of fellow you enjoy hanging around with; you're glad he's your friend.

He was an intense rugby player and wonderfully coachable guy.

  Tom was married to Nancy for less than a year. He was thirty years old. The youngest of six children. He worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. No trace of him has been found. 1,000 people attended his funeral Mass. It is still painful to even write about this.

If you have time, go here  Guest Book - Thomas Patrick Knox and read some of the 21 pages of tributes Tommy's friends wrote.

Comments

[Jessica]

Below are links to a nice firefighter who was our neighbor who died on 9/11. He had a three year daughter and an 8 1/2 months pregnant wife who was soon to deliver his next daughter.
The street near the fire house is named after him.
I'll never forget the horrors of that day or the amazing heros. His daughters are 21 and 18 now. They both miss their dad and will never forget what happened.
See links below.
---Jessica
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/sq41/lyons.html

https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/michael-j-lyons/

https://www.theexaminernews.com/hawthorne-street-named-in-honor-of-fallen-911-firefighter/

[maria]

Thank you for all these links.

And sadly, families still await justice, NY POST 9/11 families still waiting on justice for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed https://nypost.com/2019/09/10/9-11-families-still-waiting-on-justice-for-khalid-sheikh-mohammed

[tom faranda]

Jessica/maria thanks for the links