Posted on 12/12/2001 11:49:15 AM PST by mdittmar
A 51-year-old woman whose friends say had been depressed since her husband died in the collapse of the World Trade Center committed suicide this week, authorities said Wednesday.
Pat Flounders, 51, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home Monday, Monroe County Coroner Dave Thomas said. Her body was found by a friend.
Her husband, Joe Flounders, 46, was worked for Euro Brokers Inc. on the 84th floor of trade center's South Tower, the second skyscraper struck by hijackers Sept. 11.
Pat Flounders had said she was at home watching television when she saw a jet hit the North Tower. She called her husband and told him to leave, but was later told by one of her husband's colleagues that he stayed behind to assist a co-worker who went into shock.
"She was so distraught. She just lost her will to live, she lost hope," said Kelly Lewis, who helped Pat Flounders gather personal documents after her husband's death.
Flounders was also in poor health and was recovering from surgery in which she had a pacemaker implanted, Lewis said. She refused the offers of free counseling that were made to families of trade center victims.
The couple had moved to Monroe County from New York three years ago.
Pat Flounders held a memorial for her husband last week in New York, which was attended by friends and former co-workers, but she remained despondent.
Her husband's death "was just so hard for her; he was taking care of her, he took care of all the financial matters," Lewis said. "He was only a few years from retirement and they were really looking forward to it."
Find them and kill them!
This is going to be a sad Christmas in so many homes.
What could be more depressing than social worker/psychologist parasites flocking like vultures to pick over your grief? She was right to refuse them.
Yes, it will. These attacks have been very sad; further deaths are heartbreaking to hear.
Plus, the Port Authority had security guards in the stairwells with bullhorns, telling people to return to their work stations.
Symbolically, the U.S. should "cross the street" to avoid the Saudis, the Iraqis, the Syrians, the Lebanese, and the Iranians.
Until they act like part of the civilized world, they should not BE part of the civiized world.
You're just overflowing with compassion these days. First your Linda Tripp diatribe, now this. sheesh
Terrorism doesn't work. Osama's gang thought pretty highly of themselves. Fact is they are no better than 8-year olds who like to injure animals. Osama, you are a coward.
It's the U.S. Armed Forces job to arrange the meeting!
Find them and kill them!
I wish we could start with the rat boy from Fairfax.
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