Bomb victim's family left 'distraught' by death
(Filed: 11/07/2005)The husband of London bombing victim Susan Levy has said that he and his family have been left "distraught" by her death.
Mrs Levy, a 53-year-old mother of two from Cuffley, Hertfordshire, was the first victim from last Thursday's bombings to be named.
Her husband Harry described the death of his wife as a "needless loss".
She had boarded a Piccadilly Line Tube train after travelling into London with her son Jamie, 23. She died in the explosion between King's Cross and Russell Square.
In a statement, her husband said today: "Susan was a devoted and much-loved wife and mother of two sons. We are all devastated by our loss.
"She was a valued and respected member of her extended Jewish family and will be deeply mourned and sadly missed by us and her many friends.
"On the morning of Thursday July 7, Susan and her son Jamie left for work in central London.
"They parted at Finsbury Park and she continued her journey by travelling on the train that was victim of one of the appalling terrorist attacks that claimed so many lives.
"We are all distraught at her needless loss and our thoughts and prayers are also with the many other families affected by this horrendous tragedy."
Her other son, Daniel, is 25.
The second named victim is Gladys Wundowa, who worked for University College London as a cleaner.
The 51-year-old, who worked in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, had not been in touch with her husband Emanuel since the blasts.
The 53-year-old father of two from Chadwell Heath, Essex, had said before today's formal identification that his wife had finished her early-morning shift at 9am before heading for a college course at Shoreditch, east London.
She was among the 13 who died while travelling on the number 30 bus in Tavistock Square.
Professor Malcolm Grant, president and provost of UCL, said: "It has been an exceptionally difficult time for everyone at UCL.
"Our thoughts are with all those who have been the casualties of this outrage and their friends and families."
The death toll has risen to 52, but the long wait for formal identification carries on for the relatives and friends of the missing.
Right. These people deserved to die, according to this author -
Susan Levy
Gladys Wundowa
The amount of CONTEMPT and RAGE, I have against this author knows no bounds. (If you're reading this, you gobshite, eff you and the camel you're obviously buggering).
Regards, Ivan