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Last Man Out: Part One (in the South Tower when the plane struck. )
The Ottawa Citizen ^ | Saturday, June 04, 2005 | Andrew Duffy

Posted on 06/05/2005 6:24:21 AM PDT by Critical Bill

TORONTO - Almost four years later, Ron DiFrancesco still carries the South Tower with him -- tiny fragments of glass and stucco that occasionally migrate to the surface of his skin.

Mr. DiFrancesco was the last man out of the South Tower before it collapsed at 9:59 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. He was, according to the official 9/11 Commission Report, one of only four people to make it out alive that day from above the central impact zone on the 81st floor.

The stories of some of those other survivors are well-known.

But the 41-year-old Mr. DiFrancesco, a soft-spoken father of four, has scrupulously avoided the media spotlight. He doesn't like talking about his escape; he believes it's disrespectful to the families of those who died to celebrate the decisions that allowed him to live.

Mr. DiFrancesco has rejected dozens of interview requests from journalists and filmmakers. He rarely discusses the day's events, even with his children. "They know it's still raw for me, even though I'd be more open to it now," he says.

(Mr. DiFrancesco agreed to talk to The Citizen only with great reluctance and under the condition that he not be characterized as a hero.)

The almost four years since the terror attacks have been difficult ones for Mr. DiFrancesco, who continues to undergo therapy for back and hip injuries. He has also sought the help of a psychiatrist to better understand what he describes as "agitation," and the guilt he feels about his survival on a day when 61 of his Euro Brokers' colleagues died.

(Excerpt) Read more at canada.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: 911; 911survivors; twintowers; wtc
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1 posted on 06/05/2005 6:24:22 AM PDT by Critical Bill
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To: Critical Bill

Good story. When's the nest installment. This one leaves him at the floors that were hit, with everyone passing out around him.


2 posted on 06/05/2005 6:37:50 AM PDT by bvw
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To: bvw

"the next installment"


3 posted on 06/05/2005 6:38:15 AM PDT by bvw
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To: Critical Bill

Good story but you can't read it all online. It stops and says the rest is in "Sunday's Citizen".


4 posted on 06/05/2005 6:38:20 AM PDT by FReepaholic (When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading)
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To: Critical Bill; All

Here's the link to part II

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=31a291b7-27aa-4df8-ab28-d7aa21345c4f


5 posted on 06/05/2005 6:40:01 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: jocon307

That's not gonna work, eh! You've got to register, looks like they might charge you. Maybe they free it up in a day or two.

Will check back later!


6 posted on 06/05/2005 6:41:26 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: jocon307; All

As I gather the second part is next sunday 13th?


7 posted on 06/05/2005 6:43:38 AM PDT by Critical Bill
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To: Critical Bill

Be sure and post the Sunday story. I will look forward to reading the conclusion of this. Thanks.


8 posted on 06/05/2005 6:46:56 AM PDT by Khurkris (I need a new tagline..let me work on it a while.)
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To: Critical Bill

Bump for later.


9 posted on 06/05/2005 6:59:12 AM PDT by jamaly
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To: jocon307

I tried 14 different Bug Me Not passwords but none of them worked.


10 posted on 06/05/2005 6:59:45 AM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: mollynme

"I tried 14 different Bug Me Not passwords but none of them worked."

I've never had one that worked for me, every.

I've had some limited succes with this method:

Username = username (or username@aol.com)
Password = password

Doubt it would work at that site though, it appears they offer free registration only to their subscribers.



11 posted on 06/05/2005 7:01:52 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: Critical Bill

Never forget.


12 posted on 06/05/2005 7:17:18 AM PDT by Peach
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To: Critical Bill

Accounts From the South Tower

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/689589/posts


13 posted on 06/05/2005 7:25:05 AM PDT by Beach_Babe (A nation that kills its own children has no future...John Paul II)
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To: Critical Bill

bump


14 posted on 06/05/2005 7:28:26 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: Critical Bill
Last Man Out, Part Two, Subscribers Only Yesterday we linked to part one of the compelling 9/11 story of Ron DiFrancesco, who escaped from above the impact zone in the World Trade Center’s South Tower. I was looking forward to reading part two (as I’m sure many of you were), but the Ottawa Citizen has made this article available to subscribers only. They have the right, of course; it’s their content. But this is kind of a crummy thing to do.
15 posted on 06/05/2005 1:34:19 PM PDT by Critical Bill (Sorry about all this folks)
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To: Critical Bill
I even tried Bug Me Not and it didnt work

http://www.bugmenot.com/

dang.

16 posted on 06/05/2005 1:43:07 PM PDT by corkoman (Overhyped)
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To: Peach

Wonder what Ward Ch*rhill is doing today?


17 posted on 06/05/2005 2:01:22 PM PDT by investigateworld ( God bless Poland for giving the world JP II & a Protestant bump for his Sainthood!)
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To: Critical Bill; bvw; jocon307; Khurkris; corkoman; Mercat
The final installment is available at a free website - here.
18 posted on 06/07/2005 10:26:21 AM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: investigateworld

Ward Ch*rhill is likely sitting and wondering where his next job might be...if he gets canned...and what dimwit university president will hire him.


19 posted on 06/07/2005 10:29:58 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: pepsionice

Whatever, I'm certain he'll be on the lecture gravy train at ten grand a pop. There "is" a vast left wing conspiracy.


20 posted on 06/07/2005 10:39:22 AM PDT by investigateworld ( God bless Poland for giving the world JP II & a Protestant bump for his Sainthood!)
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