Friday - December 12: A memorial to a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was dedicated yesterday. With an etched likeness of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center that once stood in New York City the engraving simply states "We Will Never Forget - In Loving Memory of Cathy Salter". One picture, ten words... It's all the explanation that is needed. Anybody of age that was living on September 11, 2001, will never forget the horrific news, images, accounts and fears from the events that saddened the whole world on that day.
As Judge Melissa Byers-Emmerling remarked yesterday the loss of Cathy Salter made it personal. Wellsville lost a native soul that day in New York City. At the time of the attack she was in the second tower to be struck, wrapping things up, getting ready to evacuate the building. The 37 year old daughter of Eleanor and the late Bud Salter was on the 98th floor and the last person known to talk to her before she perished said she told him, on the phone, she was getting out of there.
Cathy was one of six children in the Salter family that grew up on Riverside and went through the Wellsville school system. She was a high school scholar - athlete graduating as valedictorian of the WHS Class of 1982. She went to college in Cincinnati and began working as a paralegal in 1986. She had only been living in NYC, working for a firm in the Twin Towers since the year 2000. She was a lovely young lady remembered fondly by all who had known her, struck down in the prime of life. As the Mayor remarked yesterday she will always be in the hearts of her Wellsville friends and neighbors.
We'll have more on the actual dedication ceremony later on. We believe it was special. Years from now, long after we're gone, future generations will only have to look at that granite monument so prominently located and know one of Wellsville's own was sacrificed on that fateful day in 2001.
You can click on anyone of the collages to enlarge for a better look.
ole nib
13 comments:
where was everyone? said...
Personally I thought the crowd was abysmal (in fact, "crowd" is the wrong word).
Aside from her four or five family members, two friends, a neighbor of Mrs. Salter, the Ebony and Ivory group, speakers, participants and the safety forces, there was NOT ONE RESIDENT who showed up for this important event.
The street should have been lined with residents honoring one of their own.
Maybe she was just one person, but the event in which she died had an impact on every American and honoring this one victim would have shown honor to the entire country.
Those who did come are to be commended.
Saturday, 12 December, 2009
A lot of people work on Fridays at 1 in the afternoon.... I would have liked to be there to show my respects. But I am not employed by the county or have to ability to leave my job to attend the event. It should have been held on Saturday or later in the evening on Friday. Then some of the people who attended would have had to attend on their own time.
At any rate my thoughts and prayers are with the Salter family.
Perhaps the weather was a factor in the low numbers at the event. A dedication in the spring or summer would have been much nicer or even on Sept. 11, 2010. With that being said, kudoes to all that make the event possible.
I'm sure the day and time had a lot to do with not many people showing.
The many people who knew her well and went through school with her will remember the stories that school companions and friends carry in their hearts forever. Speaking for myself I felt a deep sadness on 9/11 that will also stay with me forever. I'm sure the usual dignitaries did a fine job, her friends didn't have to be standing there to show respect. Lets face it not many days can ever go by when we don't remember such a loss.
what about all the retirees and the welfare people who seem to have time to sit around doing nothing all day long? they could have been there.
As for having it on a "nicer" day: do you suppose our solders, over there fighting because of this attack on the Twin Towers, get very many "nice" days? They suffer for us EVERY day and we can't take an hour's worth of cold temperatures?
Sorry, that dog don't hunt with me.
Actually, the event got some statewide coverage, as there was a short article about it in today's Columbus Dispatch.
I attended with several other residents and we are glad we did. I was very cold though. I thinki that kept alot of people inside.
Just for the record even though it was bright sunshine it was a windy, cold, bone chilling day. It took a couple of hours for my toes to get to feeling normal afterwards.
As noted it was a work day and the middle of the day.
We're sure Village officials would have loved to have had the ceremony on the anniversary of 9/11 but it simply wasn't ready.
With all things considered it was a nice turn out.
I think everyone involved, from those that made it possible, those that were part of the ceremony to those that attended, should be commended. It was a very nice ceremony.
nib
Hats off to those who made this happen. I worked Friday and couldn't go. I would have suggested they hold off until the BIG Reunion next summer. There would have been a big turnout then and it would have been a nice addition to the Reunion festivities.
With this addition to something in that spot that has been there before our parents time it will get plenty of attention at the reunion. It will draw a crowd.
nib
As much of a tragic thing as it was for this young woman to be taken from this world as she was, it is a shame that people want to complain about the time, and the day of the event. This was something that was coordinated with her family members. It is respectful of Cathy, and her family, to not complain about the day or the time. I know that it is an honor for the family to allow the monument to be erected.
Thank you. That was a very thoughful comment.
nib
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