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From YouTube: 9-11 Name Reading Ceremony 2023
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In remembrance of September 11th, Mayor Wu marked the anniversary with ceremonies throughout the City of Boston. This included a State House name-reading ceremony of Massachusetts residents who passed that day.
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Today
we
read
the
names
of
219
Massachusetts,
loved
ones
who
were
lost
on
September
11th
as
we
listen
to
their
names.
We
honor
their
memory
and
our
national
commitment
to
never
forget
behind
each
name
is
a
unique
person
that
was
taken
from
us
far
too
soon,
and
there
are
families
and
friends
in
a
nation
that
has
been
forever
changed
because
of
their
loss.
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A
home
entitled,
we
remember
them
is
often
read
as
a
responsive
poem
after
I
read
each
line
of
the
poem
I
invite
you
to
join
me
in
reciting
the
phrase
we
remember
them
at
the
rising
of
the
Sun
and
at
its
going
down.
We
remember
them
at
the
blowing
of
the
wind
and
in
the
chill
of
winter.
We
remember
them
at
the
opening
of
the
Bloods
and
in
The
Rebirth
of
spring.
We
remember
them
at
the
blueness
of
the
skies
and
in
the
warmth
of
summer.
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Mark
and
honor
the
22nd
anniversary
of
the
September
11th
terrorist
attacks,
We
Gather
and
solid
remembrance
of
the
tragic
losses
suffered
on
that
day.
As
anniversary
of
this
devastating
event
horizon,
we
remember
again
the
events
and
feelings
from
that
day
and
resolve
the
new
to
honor
Legacies
of
confirm
ideals.
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I
welcome
Pat
Holman,
who
serves
on
the
mass
9
11
family
advisory
committee
and
whose
brother
John
perished
on
September,
11th
Pat
and
her
sisters
lost
their
only
brother
John
in
the
tragic
events.
22
years
ago
today,
on
November
11,
2001
Pat
was
a
school
nurse
in
the
Metro
West
Middle
School
and
as
part
of
the
school's
crisis
team
had
to
support
students
and
faculty
that
day
later.
In
that
same
afternoon,
she
found
out
that
her
brother
was
a
victim
as
a
passenger
on
United
175..
J
Good
morning
and
thank
you,
speaker,
Pro
tem,
Kim
Hogan,
for
welcoming
us
to
this
hello,
historic
chamber,
for
our
2023
commemoration
of
the
tragic
events
22
years
ago.
They
bind
us
together
in
Outlaws
in
an
I
found
love
for
each
other.
Over
the
years,
like
most
of
you
and
as
Kim
said,
I
went
to
work
that
morning.
J
J
You
know
my
price
team
bought
extra
care
and
support
to
students.
That
day,
in
particular,
my
daily
routine
was
changed.
A
little
bit.
I
had
two
students
in
particular.
One
was
the
youngest
of
a
large
family
who
had
an
older
sister
who
worked
in
the
World
Trade
Center,
the
yellow,
whose
father
may
have
been
flying
that
Tuesday
morning
after
many
phone
calls
and
very
well
at
busy
signals,
because
cell
cell
phones
in
the
metropolitan
area
were
scrambled.
So
another
Bond,
like
we
said,
I
got
in
touch
with
both
parents.
J
J
He
got
him
to
be
later
that
week
both
kids
went
home
in
those
days
there
were
no
computer
notes.
So
I
was
handwriting,
my
nose
and
my
phone
ring,
and
it
was
my
nephew
and
it
said:
oh,
isn't
that
funny
Sean
did
well.
If
they
let
you
out
of
school,
said
the
hot
students
is
still
here
who
had
the
phone
was
taken
and
my
sister-in-law's
she
can
follow.
His
sister
grab
the
phone
and
said
to
me:
Kathy
did
you
know
Kayla
was
flying
today.
They
always
referred
to
my
brother
bison.
J
J
We
got
five
boys
at
Needham,
High
School
and
my
sister,
the
decision
that
we
would
tell
my
mother
together.
She
was
89
years
old.
All
the
time
so
we
met
in
the
park
that
we
played
at
as
kids
and
walked
to
my
mother's
house
and
my
mother.
What
did
you
ask
every
day
at
noon
time,
so
the
girls
who
were
the
60s
to
70
year
olds
had
been
talking
about
plane
crash
in
New
York.
J
J
J
First
thought
was
has
heard
your
head
and
then
it
dawned
on
Earth
it
exploded.
So
we
all
cried
together
and
the
decisions
made
and
come
from
coming
to
my
house
has
my
boys
were
there
and
she
had
taken
care
of
them
since
they
were
babies
and
they'd,
be
diversion
so
off.
We
went
again
to
this
day,
I,
don't
know
when
she
went
home
or
when
I
went
back
to
work,
just
in
a
fog
of
grief
and
loss,
as
most
of
you
must
have
been
so
today.
J
J
Dear
Mom
I'm
sitting
on
my
desk,
it's
like
you've
never
been
to
and
experiencing
the
inexperienced,
a
relaxing,
delicious
piece,
so
many
that
I
also
dearly
have
watching
some
peep
in
the
trees
that
surround
the
backyard.
My
sneakers
are
wet
with
the
morning
dew
after
taking
the
dogs.
Yes,
I
was
the
sucker
who
resided
two
dogs
three
months
apart
from
each
other.
The
morning
to
the
park
of
the
morning,
walk
and
watched
the
sun
come
up
over
Boston.
A
ritual
that
has
become
is
just
a
part
of
my
morning,
routine.
J
J
I
think
it
would
make
you
smile
that
I
met
your
best
friend
the
Velma,
to
your
Louise
at
this
coffee
shop,
so
many
times
after
the
last
two
decades
to
catch
up
on
life.
One
of
the
many
wise
things
you
taught
me
during
the
30
years,
I
was
with
you
was
the
importance
of
friendships.
Like
all
of
the
life
lessons
you've
taught
me,
I
really
didn't
get
it
until
the
years
after
you
died
the
birth
of
these
gems
of
coral
wisdom,
typically.
J
J
Overlooking
the
Magnificent
Coastline
of
Ireland
this
past
August,
it
was
only
on
the
plane
ride.
Home
I
had
eventually
got
on
my
laptop
and
began
to
write,
I
went
for
about
an
hour
and
then
decided
to
watch
Eat,
Pray
Love
for
the
10th
time
a
book
that
was
transformative
for
me
as
a
writer,
a
word
from
a
writer
like
continuously,
seek
out
her
guidance,
Elizabeth
Gilbert
rice,
deep
grief,
sometimes
is
almost
like
a
specific
location.
J
According
on
a
map
of
time,
when
you
are
standing
in
that
Forest
of
Sorrow
cannot
imagine
that
you
could
ever
find
your
way
to
a
better
place,
but
if
someone
can
assure
you
that
they
themselves
have
stood
in
that
same
place
and
now
have
a
movement
on,
sometimes
this
will
bring
home
mom.
There
has
been
a
coordinate
on
my
map
of
grief
for
the
past
22
years,
a
coordinate
that
has
loomed
over
my
being
with
an
internal
clock
ticking
away
the
year
I
turned
52
the
age
you
were
when
you
died.
J
Mom
I
turned
52.
Last
month
this
week,
I
reread
what
I
had
written
on
my
transatlantic
flight
and
I
knew
I
just
knew
it
wasn't
going
to
work.
The
one
thing
I
always
tell
my
students
is:
writing
is
like
trying
on
different
shoes,
you're
going
to
have
to
try
on
a
bunch
and
you'll
know,
you'll
know
what
it
feels
right.
It's
going
to
come
straight
from
your
heart
and
he's
past
few
mornings,
despite
being
surrounded
by
love.
I
woke
enough
with
this
heaviness
within
me.
It
happens.
J
J
J
J
Monday
evening
you
insisted
my
younger
family
come
over
for
dinner
before
you
left
for
California
I'd
like
to
thank,
you
was
to
see
me,
but
we
all
know
that
you
wanted
one
last
hug
one
last
squeeze,
but
there
are
only
two
grandchildren
at
the
time
who
were
two
and
three
months
old.
That
summer.
That
we
had
just
said
goodbye
to
is
a
turning
point
for
USA,
two
of
your
children
graduate
from
college
and
high
school,
and
you
are
now
officially
an
empty
nester.
I've
spoke,
if
not
saw
you
every
day
as.
I
J
To
navigate
having
a
toddler
and
a
newborn,
you
accompany
me
to
every
grocery
store
trip,
because
at
the
age
of
30,
I
honestly
didn't
know
how
to
console
a
screening
infant
and
manage
a
toddler
who
gleefully
loved
to
clear
the
shelves
and
dump
their
contents
into
our
heart
after
attending
college
part-time.
You
now
have
the
time
to
go
back
and
finish
your
degree
in
early
childhood
education,
a
little
bit
of
sweet
like
so
many
parents
feel
at
this
transition
in
life.
J
You
were
ready
and
what
awaited
you
in
this
next
chapter
reimagining
your
definition
of
motherhood,
grandmotherhood
partner
and,
most
importantly,
self
I
vaguely.
Remember
you
chasing
Abby
and
holding
Amelia
while
packing
apologizing
for
ordering
Thai
Takeout,
because
we
were
busy
packing
for
your
upcoming
trip
over
dinner.
He
listened
patiently
as
I
shared
my
nervousness
about
sending
my
toddler
to
preschool
two
days
a
week,
and
you
reassured
me
would
be
fine.
J
B
J
Year
old
Stephanie,
yes,
Mom
I
still
like
to
refer
to
myself.
As
a
third
person,
you
were,
you
were
a
grown-up.
You
knew
how
to
make
a
perfect
Thanksgiving
turkey
complete
with
a
mini
Sombrero,
to
celebrate
our
Mexican
heritage,
throw
a
dinner
party
without
a
smoke
alarm
going
off,
and
you
always
knew
the
perfect
gift
to
buy
for
the
people.
You
love
most,
you
juggle
various
volunteer
positions,
all
while
being
super
mom,
super
wife
and
super
friend.
You
never
complained
and
made
it
look
so
easy.
J
Every
year
that
I
got
closer
to
52,
I
thought
I
have
no
business
turning
52
without
these
critical
life
skills,
especially
for
Thanksgiving
Journey
somewhere
in
my
40s,
there
was
a
shift
I
spent
a
good
decade
or
so
trying
to
be
as,
like
you
as
much
as
I.
Could
it
was
exhausting
as
I
navigated,
the
ups
and
downs
of
my
own
life
I
began
wondering
who
you
were
outside
of
the
role
you
loved
so
much
mother.
J
J
So
many
of
the
decisions
in
my
parenting
have
been
filtered
through.
That
I
never
want
my
kids
to
have
to
go
through
what
I
went
through
filter
and
this
desire
to
have
my
kids
know
me
as
me
was
no
different.
I.
Often
wonder
too.
If
you
wanted
that
for
just
making
I,
maybe
you
were
just
about
to
begin
to
Avail
a
little
bit
more
of
you
quarrel
I'd
like
to
think
you
are
that
tolerant
infant
of
22
years
ago,
they're
now
24
and
22..
J
They
know
what
makes
me
me
makes
me
cry
angers
me
and
then
I
get
lost
in
the
Target
parking
lot.
Every
time
I
go
and
can't
find
my
car
one
of
my
most
favorite
memories
of
the
dinner
not
too
long
ago,
where
they
both
shared
the
things
they've
learned
from
Stephanie,
The,
Good,
the
Bad
and
the
Ugly,
and
as
I
sat
there
and
laughed
with
them,
I
realized.
They
really
do
know
me
to
the
court
mom.
J
It
was
when
I
stopped
trying
to
be
you
that
I
got
to
know
you
my
early
morning,
conversations
with
you
while
walking
the
dogs
they're
my
favorite,
without
knowing
it
much
of
the
time
you've
been
guiding.
Me
guide
me
to
my
own
brand
of
motherhood,
which
is
peppered
with
flakes
of
yours,
so
Mom
I
just
turned
52.
like
you.
J
When
we
lost
you,
I
am
undergoing
some
beautiful
life
transitions
in
my
personal
professional
life,
I
experienced
them
with
presence,
love
and
joy,
I
feel
them
for
me
and
I
feel
them
for
you,
I
get
to
continue
the
life
that
you
couldn't
and
it
is
an
honor
and
Justin.
You
know
we're
hosting
Thanksgiving
this
year
and
maybe
just
maybe
the
smoke
detector
won't
go
off
and
then
again
maybe
it
will,
because
the.
F
J
J
B
R
R
R
N
R
Was
going
on
I
didn't
know
why
mom
was
so
sad
where
there
are
so
many
people
at
our
house.
I
didn't
understand
the
struggle.
My
parents
were
dealing
with
not
only
coping
with
the
loss
of
Susie,
but
also
the
difficulty
of
how
they
were
going
to
tell
me
one
of
my
favorite
people
was
going
to
ever
come
back.
R
H
R
Outfits
or
chalk
drawings,
as
children
of
9
11,
we
were
robbed
of
the
future
with
our
people
and
at
three
years
old.
How
do
you
begin
to
understand
that
growing
up
in
the
direct
Shadow
911
has
been
confusing
is
having
to
retroactively
breathe?
Because
you
go
to
understand
more
and
learn
what
happened?
Understanding?
What
took
your
person
away.
R
Stages
of
grief-
and
you
are
only
just
beginning-
it's
the
Pains
of
grief
that
hit
you
at
random
moments
like
looking
at
a
pink
sunset
or
flipping
through
a
photo
album
and
landing
on.
A
wonderful,
smiling
face
that
you
don't
get
to
see
anymore,
holding
on
to
anger
for
longer
than
some,
because
you
only
now
know
more
processing.
The
horrors
of
that
day
is
sitting
in
the
back
of
a
college
classroom
having
to
watch
the
videos.
You've
been
avoiding
your
whole
life.
N
R
H
R
R
We
think
of
our
loved
ones.
Every
single
day
we
plant
Gardens
with
flowers
because
they
were
her
favorite,
we
get
tattoos
so
that
when
we
look
down,
we
are
always
reminded
of
her.
We
hang
on
to
our
old
clothes,
far
past
their
time,
so
that
we
can
try
and
squeeze
out
with
just
one
more
hug
I
and
everyone
who
knew
her
gets
to
carry
on
her
Legacy.
R
The
legacy
of
our
loved
ones
is
also
kept
Alive
by
what
we
do
every
day
to
try
and
make
them
proud
or
just
take
steps.
They
never
got
the
opportunity
to
take
I
held
Susie
with
me,
as
I
took
one
of
the
biggest
leaves
of
Faith
last
year,
moving
out
on
my
own
to
Cape
Cod,
one
of
her
favorite
places,
because
I
just
knew
she
would
not.
Let
me
turn
an
opportunity
like
that
down.
R
B
R
R
However,
to
honor
my
family
set
up
a
scholarship
in
her
name
after
home
of
honored,
the
Susan
L
Blair
Memorial
Scholarship.
The
scholarship
is
for
students
who
were
either
personally
affected
by
the
attacks
on
9
11
or
for
students
majoring
in
child
development
or
education
looking
to
commit
to
enriching
the
lives
of
children.
Just
like
she
wanted
to
do.
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
our
new
friend
Lauren
Wilkinson
Lauren
is
the
latest
recipient
of
the
Susan
L
Blair
Memorial
Scholarship,
and
we
are
so
grateful
that
she's
here
with
us
today.
R
So
what
does
it
mean
to
be
a
child
of
9
11?
For
me,
it's
appreciating
that
you
never
know
when
a
day
or
moment
may
be.
Our
last
We
should
strive
to
see
the
good
in
every
day.
Even
when
it's
hard
to
see
past
life,
challenges
is
taking
the
weight
of
grief
and
trying
to
make
something
of
it.
It's
being
a
living
Legacy,
Susie's
Legacy
was
that
she
loved
big
and
laughed
often
she
cared.
R
With
especially
children,
she
was
a
special
person
who
knew
how
to
make
everyone
smile.
Keeping
her
in
my
mind
at
heart.
Working
to
keep
her
Legacy
of
life
has
meant
that,
despite
losing
my
own
fact,
I
was
still
able
to
grow
up
with
her
looking
down
upon
me
holding
my
hand
during
both
the
scary
and
exciting
times,
I
hope,
she's,
proud
of
the
woman
I've
become
and
I'm
still
becoming,
she's
got
such
a
huge
part
of
my
journey
and
I'm
still
on
the
ride.
B
B
B
M
This
is
a
time
to
cherish
it's
a
time
to
come
together
in
tribute
in
Thanksgiving,
had
time
to
be
of
all
the
Charming
tender
stories,
the
time
to
Revel
in
a
thousand
Beautiful
Moments
a
time
to
capture
once
more
the
visions
of
that
smile,
a
time
to
embrace
the
last
of
your
beloved
and
to
memorialize
her
all
times.
The
gift
of
one
precious
life
is.
S
Thank
you
and
welcome.
My
name
is
Anna
Sweeney
and
not
only
Navy
Sweeney
was
my
beloved
mother
on
behalf
of
my
family.
Thank
you
to
all
responsible
for
making
sure
that
my
mother's
spirit
and
heroism
is
recognized.
Each
year
on
9
11
through
the
common
Mas
model
named
Sweeney
award
for
civilian
bravery,
specifically
I'd
like
to
thank
the.
S
S
It's
important
to
my
family
that
I
acknowledge
The
Bold
and
never
forgot,
and
ask
The
Bravery
of
my
mother's
fellow
play:
crew
on
flight
11.,
Captain,
John,
loganowski,
first
officer
Thomas,
McGinnis
flight
attendants,
Bobby
or
sde
Jeffrey
common
Sarah,
Lowe,
Karen,
Martin,
Kathleen,
nicoja,
Betty,
Ong,
Gene,
Roger
and
dynamic
Schneider
standing
before
you
all
in
22
years
to
the
day
that
our
lives
changed
forever
feels
surreal
to
say
the
least.
A
lot
can
happen
in
22
years,
but
so
much
you
can
say
Frozen
in
Time,
whether
intentionally
or
not.
S
Much
of
my
life
has
been
measured
in
Milestones
that
my
mom
should
have
mentioned
before
this
year's
a
big
one
I'm
getting
married
at
the
end
of
the
year.
I
have
found
her
lost
more
profoundly
during
this
process.
Thinking
of
the
things
I
know
she
would
have
done
with
me
or
moments.
She
would
have
had
planned
out
my
entire
life
I'm
so
lucky
to
have
a
support
system
around
me
to
pick
up
where
she
left
off,
but
she's
been
on
my
mind
more
this
year.
More
than
ever,
would
she,
like
my
dress?
S
What
would
she
say
to
me
before?
I
walked
down
the
aisle
I
think
about
my
future
and
the
idea
of
having
children
and
I
grapple
with
the
idea
of
becoming
a
mom
in
the
future.
I
find
myself
facing
grief
again
in
new
ways
and
mourning
the
loss
of
the
wonderful
grandmother
that
she
could
have
been
because
I
know
she
would
have
been
the
best
one
I.
S
S
G
G
G
They
are
the
ideals
we
all
strive
for
the
foundations
that
we
build
our
communities
on
and
our
democracy
law
or
it
is
codified.
This
transformative
positive
impact
because
every
fall
we
rededicate
ourselves
to
those
ideals
by
honoring,
the
courage
of
those
who
were
lost
and
celebrating
the
heroic
acts
of
our
neighbors.
Today,
most
of
you
may
know
the
story
of
the
sword,
but
it's
always
worth
telling
again.
G
G
J
J
J
She
has
done
individual
and
groups
in
supervision
and
spiritual
practice.
She
is
directly
presented
a
numerous
Retreats
throughout
the
United
States
and
was
the
director
of
St
Joseph's
Retreat
Center
in
co-pasa
for
11
years.
More
recently,
she
has
served
on
her
congregation
leadership.
Team
she's
been
presently
involved
with
the
Saints
from
St
Joseph's
spiritual
Ministries,
like
most
sisters
of
Saint,
Joseph
sister
Rosemary's,
dad
in
her
ministry
as
an
elementary
school
teacher
in
a
parochial
school
in
the
Boston
area.
J
I
am
in
fact
I.
My
two
sisters
and
our
late
Brother
John,
were
educated
by
the
St
Joseph's
at
St,
Mary's,
Elementary
School
and
my
sisters
and
I
went
to
the
high
school,
but
my
brother
John
was
sent
to
the
Christian
Brothers
in
West
Roxbury
at
Catholic
Memorial.
He
was
the
best
second
graduating
class,
so
I
am
pleased
to
introduce
sister
Rosemary
Brandon
to
welcome
some
words
of
comfort
and
a
benediction.
Thank
you.
Sister
Rosemary.
B
H
T
T
B
T
F
T
T
B
B
K
I
hope
that
today's
ceremony
has
brought
honor
comfort
and
our
new
sense
of
spirit
to
all
those
present
may
God
bless
all
those
who
are
missing
and
remember
today
and
may
God
bless
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
the
United
States
of
America.
Thank
you
and
never
forget,
9
11..
The
ceremony
has
come
to
a
close.
B
K
I
hope
that
today's
ceremony
has
brought
honor
comfort
and
our
new
sense
of
spirit
to
all
those
present
may
God
bless
all
those
who
are
missing
and
remember
today
and
may
God
bless
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
the
United
States
of
America.
Both
please
stand
as
a
sergeant-at-home
who
supports
our
dignitaries
from
the
chamber.