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 ...
Good story. When's the nest installment. This one leaves him at the floors that were hit, with everyone passing out around him.
"the next installment"
Good story but you can't read it all online. It stops and says the rest is in "Sunday's Citizen".
Here's the link to part II
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=31a291b7-27aa-4df8-ab28-d7aa21345c4f
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!
As I gather the second part is next sunday 13th?
Be sure and post the Sunday story. I will look forward to reading the conclusion of this. Thanks.
Bump for later.
I tried 14 different Bug Me Not passwords but none of them worked.
"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.
Never forget.
Accounts From the South Tower
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/689589/posts
bump
http://www.bugmenot.com/
dang.
Wonder what Ward Ch*rhill is doing today?
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.
Whatever, I'm certain he'll be on the lecture gravy train at ten grand a pop. There "is" a vast left wing conspiracy.
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