Posted on 09/11/2010 8:49:36 AM PDT by Starman417
I am honored to present my memorial to Aram Iskendarian.
As I've spent the last few weeks doing research on this man I came to the realization that I wish I would have known him. He was a natural born leader with a calm exterior and a devoted father and husband to his family. A man I would have looked up to.
Aram was 41 the day he died. He was a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he headed the global risk management group. That day he would have been working on the 101st floor of building 1.
From the little I have been able to glean about his personal life I've learned he was a photobug and apparently always had a camera nearby to take pictures of his wife Sheri and their four children, Meryl, Kara, Alex and Jason.
When I first set out to learn about Aram the first webpage that I came across was this one, in which Sheri leaves a note for her husband:
I miss you more than words can I express. You were the love of my life. The children and I hope that you are at peace and did not suffer. Love Sheri
They were high school sweethearts:
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Heartbreaking, pitiful. The loss was so unnecessary...so savage.
RIP. I can’t imagine the pain that family feels, especially trying to explain to small children that their father won’t be coming home.
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