Covid-19 and the tragedy of September 11th share a common
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thread: the awful loss of our loved ones!
The attacks on the World Trade Center still take the lives of
those who responded, removing the smashed remains of the
Towers while searching for those consumed by the fires within.
Nearly 3,000 of our citizens died within the Twin Towers, but
thousands were saved by First Responders who performed
their heroic duty. The awful losses sustained by the FDNY,
NYPD and PAPD were devastating.
The virus have taken over 170,000 of our loved ones, family
members, neighbors and friends. Our lives have been twisted
fearing everyone. Work, socialization, contact with another
human have all become memories...locked in, hurting in so
many ways, while praying for a vaccine.
St. Michael’s refused to forget the First Responders and
those who responded to the tragedy. St. Michael’s is proud to
have created, with the support of the community, monuments
to all First Responders and a Wall of Remembrance of those
who died as a result of working on “The Pile.”
St. Michael’s Cemetery was a resource to the citizens of New
York during the Covid crisis of March and April. Our Staff aided
families who suddenly sustained the death of loved ones to
the unseen heinous virus that continues to seek victims. We
stood with families during the worst of the onslaught and will,
as we did during the Spanish Flu of 100 hundred years ago,
be here for all who need us.
St. Michael’s honors the lives of those entrusted to us. We
refuse to be a warehouse for the past, but rather a resource
to the memories of those who live within our hearts. We share
in knowing that those who live in our hearts will live forever.
We shall never forget!
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