2021 Paying Respect to a 9/11 Victim

November 13, 2021

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, I visited the 9/11 Museum in downtown NYC to pay my respects to our Brother, Rich Cudina, who was working at Cantor Fitzgerald in the WTC on 9/11. Follow the link to the video of the images I captured while I was there. 

If you view the images below you will get additional information about the scene whereas the video is limited in the content I can include.

Never forget.

A month before he died, Rich, a Jimmy Buffett disciple, told his friends and family how he wanted to be remembered.

"He wanted us to smoke cigars, drink margaritas and pina coladas, and he'd pick up the tab," said his brother, Chris. "He wanted his remains scattered over the ocean someplace beautiful."

A month before he died, Rich, a Jimmy Buffett disciple, told his friends and family how he wanted to be remembered.

“He wanted us to smoke cigars, drink margaritas and pina coladas, and he’d pick up the tab,” said his brother, Chris. “He wanted his remains scattered over the ocean someplace beautiful.”

Richard, together with thousands of other innocent, everyday people lost his life on September 11th, 2001, at his office in the 105th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower.

Richard, together with thousands of other innocent, everyday people lost his life on September 11th, 2001, at his office in the 105th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower.

2 thoughts on “Paying Respect to a 9/11 Victim”

Paul Groben November 13, 2021 at 6:33 pm

Great Job, Jay. I feel like I was there.

James PapanestorNovember 13, 2021 at 7:21 pm

Thanks, Paul.

It is a sight to behold and take in all the materials on display showing the attack. I was there on 9/11 at the end of Manhattan and it is a special place for those that were there that day as well as to remember those we lost. Just a request to all that may go: please to not use the memorial to take selfies and smile at your being there. It is sacred ground where 1000’s died that day. It is not an amusement park.

Jay