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Marni Pont O'Doherty
3/27/70 -
9/11/01
Marni, was an intelligent, witty, and talented
"Rick fan" that I did not have the honor of ever meeting. I am
sure that doesn't even begin to describe what kind of
wonderful person she was. She worked for KBW, 2 WTC, on the
89th floor. Light a candle and say a prayer for her and her
family.
Here is a poem written by Kerry Stroh.
Her words describe the agony of what all of us felt on the RLS
list waiting to see an email from Marni to let us know she was
okay on that tragic day.
WHERE'S MARNI?
The
cry went up that fateful day.
The realization that one of
our own
may have been in harms way.
Has anyone
heard from Marni??
She posted this morning.
Who's
time zone would it be?
Before, during or after
the
horror playing out on our TV screens?
Where's Marni?
An address is posted
our worst fears confirmed.
She was in tower two.
The second one hit.
The
first one to fall.
Where's Marni?
Surely she
had left
when the first tower was hit.
She's just
covered in ash
on her way home.
On foot.
We
were glued to our computers
waiting for word.
The word
that would never come...
Where's Marni?
Prayers went up.
Our hopes and fears voiced.
A
posted list of our family
who had chance to be lost.
One by one checked off.
Shaken but sound.
One name
still remained.
Where's Marni?
Our family
along with the country
grew closer and strong.
Sharing
our memories
our shock and sadness
our hopes and
tears.
Day after day
we leaned on each other
and
waited for word.
The word that would never come...
Where's Marni?
And still we have hope.
And
we are changed.
A message gets posted
that would
surely draw flame.
Instead posts from both sides
without nastiness or blame.
And we are changed.
United by a special person
who has touched so many
people.
Hundreds in fact.
People she had never met
yet who can call her friend.
Who is by definition
someone who can make you laugh
or you can cry with.
Who can make you think
and reflect.
Someone who
by example
can help you become a better person.
Marni was
and did
all of those things.
Without meeting most of us
face to face.
Her
creativeness, intelligence, wit
and ability to make us all
laugh
will be truly missed.
And we must somehow go
on.
We must fight our fears.
We must take to the skies
again.
We must restore our confidence
in so many
things.
For you see
if we don't
they get part of
what they wanted.
Though they cannot break our spirit
the bad guys win in some way.
And the bad guys do NOT
get to win.
Where's Marni?
She is in our prayers
in our hearts
in our memories
our laughter
our
tears.
And in the hugs and love
we give our family and
friends
having been taught one more thing
by our dear
friend Marni.
Life is too short.
Live every day to
the fullest.
Do the things that
truly make you happy.
There is no guarantee on tomorrow.
Most
importantly.
Don't forget what we have all learned
These past days.
The unity
the love
the
tolerance
the things that are truly important in life
and who the true heroes are in this world.
That is the
best way to honor our friend Marni
and the others
who
were stolen from us that fateful day.
Where's Marni?
"She must surely be near heaven........"
We love
you Marni.
Thank You.
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