As has become an annual tradition here on Village 14 here are the names of 15 individuals who died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that are known to have a Newton connection. If you know of any additional names, please add them to the comments section.
Mark Bavis, a Roslindale native who had recently moved to West Newton, was a hockey star at Catholic Memorial High School. He was on board one of the two planes.
Paige Farley-Hackel, 46, was a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and was trying to get certification as a spiritual instructor. She was on board American Airlines Flight 11, heading to California to speak with radio producers about a radio show on spirituality.
Eric Hartono, originally from Indonesia, was reported to be a student in Newton who was moving to Los Angeles. He was on board United Airlines Flight 175.
Nicholas Humber, 60, a resident of Auburndale. He was one of the first employees of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1971, and was instrumental in starting its waste management division. He was also on American Airlines Flight 11.
Aaron Jacobs died at the World Trade Center at age of 27. A vice president and partner on the international trading desk at Cantor Fitzgerald. His parents, Alice and Laurence Jacobs lived in Waban.
Ariel Louis Jacobs, 29,was a newlywed, an expectant father, executive vice president of U.S. Operations of Caplin Systems, and the brother of Newton-resident Claudia Jacobs when he died in the World Trade Center. His first and only child was born six days after his death.
Danny Lewin, 31, died on board American Airlines Flight 11. He lived in Newtonville with his wife and children. He founded Akamai Technologies, a website management system.
Stuart Meltzer, 32, grew up in Newton Highlands and moved to Long Island not long before his death. He was remembered fondly by teachers and coaches at the Rivers School in Weston. He worked in energy management, with offices in the World Trade Center.
Richard Ross, 58, a resident of Oak Hill. A businessman, he moved to Newton 22 years before, and had run a travel agency and a copy machine sales business before becoming a corporate consultant. He died on board American Airlines Flight 11.
Jean, 55, and Don Peterson, 66, of Spring Lake, N.J. Jean was a retired nurse and nursing teacher, church and community volunteer. Don was a retired president, Continental Electric Co., church and community volunteer. The mother and stepfather of Newton North Principal Jen Price were aboard United Flight 93.
Rahma Salie, 28, and Michael Theodoridis, 32, were expecting their first child when they died aboard American Airlines Flight 11. She worked for an internet security company and he was a technology consultant. Their parents, Haleema and Ysuff Salie, live in West Newton and are part of the Salie family that owns L’Aroma Cafe and Bakery in West Newton.
Clarin Siegel Schwartz, 51, was a tax lawyer and senior vice president at Aon Consulting Inc. in the World Trade Center. She was also a 1967 graduate of Newton South High School.
Amy Toyen, 24, grew up in Avon, Conn., and moved to Newton in 1999. She was planning to get married in 2002. She was on the 106th floor of the World Trade Center at a trade show for her company, Thompson Financial Group.
A comment has been removed for its outright stupidity. The person who posted it might consider growing up.
I received an email from someone who told me about Ruth Clifford, who owned and managed a business that may have been called Clifford Classique in Newton Highlands and lived on Comm Ave in Newton in a big Victorian. This article says her four year old daughter was also on board, the youngest victim that day.
A New York Times article does not mention the Newton connection.
If anyone has any added information please share it.
Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families on this very sad day.
9-11 was truly the day that changed America. We lost a lot of fine people, some of them from our own community. I really appreciate Greg posting this in remembrance every year. It’s a nice tribute to those lost, and a good reminder for all of us.
Personally, I’ve been very troubled by many of the things I’ve learned about 9-11 over the last 16 years. Much like the Kennedy assassination, I don’t think the public will ever learn the whole truth about the events leading up to 9-11. For anyone interested in that topic, I highly recommend a documentary I watched just a few nights ago. Executive Produced by Oliver Stone, it’s called “A Good American.”
Someone emailed this to me…
Thank you for doing this. I needed it. I needed to reflect. I had a friend who was a firefighter and he gave his life that day. I miss him. This helped me to remember.
I didn’t know the folks listed above, but I’m sure each were loved dearly.
Evil exists in this world. Let us not forget. It is right to fight against it. And deep love exists as well. I’m hoping love wins out a bit more in the future.
Danny Lewin’s Akamai was far more than a website management system. It was (and is) a pioneering content delivery platform for the web that made some of the largest corporate websites and a world with ubiquitous web-based audio and video possible.
Danny changed the world in his 31 years.