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  Joshua Todd Aron

Date of Birth: June 29, 1972
Position: Equities Trader

I lost my beloved son, Josh, September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center horror. Josh was 29 years young, an equity trader at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of Tower one. A son who did us all proud; who reached for the stars and caught a few. Though sensitive, intense, brilliant, successful and handsome, you were at your best loving & being loved. Joshua prepared for his whole life what he was just beginning to taste – the pleasure of success which flows from focused persistent hard work.

6-29-72 Josh announced his arrival into this life with a bang – that bang was his unique logo for life: to enjoy to the fullest, to aspire to experience the best in all of life’s possibilities. You gobbled life & made it look so enticing.

At 7 years of age he asked me to teach him how to read financial tables in the Wall Street Journal & to explain the work & where it was done. We made some joint investments – then & there he said that would be his career.

Josh gave us all a unique & genuine truth, loyalty & an intensely delicious way of inviting us into his favorite experiences & activities. Josh, I so miss your teasing me & your delight in my biting the hook you dangled. You have been a most caring & loving son. There are so many cute & amazing Josh stories in my mind, but there is not space here.

Every time I pass that last sushi restaurant you took us too, I feel your absence. This is not the order of things my son. I miss you in every breath I take, in every morning, every rising & setting sun, everything I discover that I would have shared with you. So many times in a day I think to pick up the phone to call you for your excellent advice.

You are our son, grandson, husband, brother, uncle, friend & colleague. We celebrate your life, who you are & what you stand for. For me, who brought you into this world, you will always be my compass, but my direction will never have the same clarity without you.

There will always be marzipan, marbles, caviar, chocolate milk & all the best of everything for you at my table & in my heart. Be at peace, know you are so loved & so missed.

“In dreams we do so many things
We set aside the rules we know
And fly above the world so high
In great and shining rings
If only we could always live in dreams
If only we could make of life what in dreams
It seems
But in the real world
We must say real goodbyes
No matter if the love will live
Will never die
In the real world
There are things that we can’t change
And endings come to us we can’t rearrange

If only we could always live in dreams
If only we could make of life what in dreams
It seems
But in the real world

-Roy Orbison


Ruth Aron, Mother
  • I lost my beloved son, Josh, September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center horror. Josh was 29 years young, an equity trader at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of Tower one. A son who did us all proud; who reached for the stars and caught a few.

    Though sensitive, intense, brilliant, successful and handsome, you were at your best loving & being loved. Joshua, you prepared for your whole life what you were just beginning to taste – the pleasure of success which flows from focused persistent hard work and the loving relationship you had with your chosen partner in life, your wife Rachel.

    6-29-72 Josh, you announced your arrival into this life with a bang – that bang was your unique logo for life: to enjoy to the fullest, to aspire to experience the best in all of life’s possibilities. You gobbled life & made it look so enticing.

    At 7 years of age you asked me to teach you how to read financial tables in the Wall Street Journal & to explain the work & where it was done. We made some joint investments – then & there you said that would be your career.

    Josh, you gave us all a unique & genuine truth, loyalty & an intensely delicious way of inviting us into your favorite experiences & activities. I so miss your teasing me & your delight in my biting the hook you dangled. You have been a most caring & loving son. There are so many cute & amazing Josh stories in my mind, but there is not space here.

    Every time I pass that last sushi restaurant you took us too, I feel your absence. This is not the order of things my son. I miss you in every breath I take, in every morning, every rising & setting sun, everything I discover that I would have shared with you. So many times in a day I think to pick up the phone to call you for your excellent advice.

    You are our son, grandson; husband, brother, uncle, friend & colleague. We celebrate your life, who you are & what you stand for. For me, who brought you into this world, you will always be my compass, but my direction will never have the same clarity without you.

    There will always be marzipan, marbles, caviar, chocolate milk & all the best of everything for you at my table & in my heart. Be at peace, know you are so loved & so missed.

    Love, Mom
  • Dear Ruthann, Dana and the entire family,
    I grew up with Dana and Josh in Potomac and have thought of your family so often since hearing about your terrible loss. Please know that the thoughts and love of so many people, many of whom you do not even know, are with you at this time. While Josh may be in a better, beautiful place, the difficult task of remaining behind must be enormous for your family. I hope that burden is at least eased over time. Josh sounds like a wonderful guy, and all who knew and loved him were certainly blessed. Allison (Blankstein) Nazarian

    Allison (Blankstein) Nazarian, friend who grew up in Potomac
  • Josh Aron was my brother-in-law, my friend, but more importantly he was my sister’s husband. She loved him and he loved her and would have done anything for her. He treated her like gold, the way I always knew she needed to be treated. From the day I met Josh at that first Hanukah dinner when Rachel said he was just a friend I knew he was more then a friend. They complimented each other perfectly. There wasn’t a thing in the world that Josh wouldn’t have done for my sister and I loved him for that. I remember one day he came home with a new car for Rachel and she was so excited, or the time he got her the piano, and I remember all the times that I would come over for dinner, just the three of us and Josh would cook the most amazing meals. It’s a good thing he did because I knew Rachel wasn’t going to. Or the time he took me to the World Series for my birthday. That was the best birthday present I have ever gotten. There were so many good times we shared and I am sure all of you have shared good times with him too that we all will have to remember.

    Andrew Pitagorsky, Brother-in-law
  • For many of us, we spend our entire lives attempting to understand what it means to truly live and truly love. Josh, however, knew exactly what they meant and touched us all with his ability to do both so completely. I was fortunate enough to call Josh a friend and bear witness to the unbelievably loving relationship he shared with his wife Rachel. Josh inspired me the way he did all those in his life with his passion for everything. I would find myself instantly engaged when he began to speak, he was interested in everything and it was so contagious. That passion carried over into his relationships with family, friends and his number one passion, his wife. He loved her as much as a human being can be loved and made it clear in everything that he did, everyday they were together. Not often in life do you meet people who are genuine in their values and character, who are completely true to themselves and all those they love. Josh was that person and our lives are so much better and more full for having had our time with him. He was truly a one in a million husband, brother, son, uncle and friend. I often think about the uncanny ability Josh had to understand those things that left the rest of us baffled. I now pray that he continue to cast his clarity and evoke love and life in the hearts of all those who loved him. There are no words to describe how much he is missed and how much he is loved.

    Samantha Barasch, Friend
  • To Josh’s family,

    My heart is filled with warmth, love and compassion for you at this time.
    I recently had the pleasure of hearing that my daughter, Nancy, who was Timmy’s Assistant for 5 short months, knew Josh. Nancy was a serious bike racer & enjoyed lively conversations with Josh. At this most difficult time for us all, my strength comes from my strong belief in G-d. I trust that he will comfort us and give us the strength we need.
    With Love, Suri Morgenstern, Nancy’s mom

    Suri Morgenstern, Mother of Nancy-Josh's co-worker
  • Dear Josh’s Family,
    After reading many articles in magazines about how many Cantor Fitzgerald employees lost their lives in the September 11th attacks, I decided to look at their website for tributes. After reading your son Josh’s story, I cried like a baby. I don’t know Josh or your family, but I just want to tell you that my most heartfelt prayers go out to you and all that knew your son. I can’t even possibly imagine what you must be going through and the pain you must experience every day. Please know that you are in everyone’s prayers and hopefully it’ll bring you some peace to know that your son is in a beautiful place now and I hope you have a ton of memories to remember him by. God Bless You.

    Katie, Stranger
  • Dear Ruth and family.
    How blessed you are to have shared such a wonderful young man in your life.
    Although you will miss him always, he is with you always, this special young man whom you
    Love always,

    Raymond A. Victor, Friend of Family
  • To Josh’s Family and Friends,

    I wanted to say how honored I was to have known Josh. He was a bright, funny, and extremely classy guy who treated my best friend’s sister like gold. He had everything going for him and more, and I am so glad that I got to spend time with him. Josh was truly a remarkable man and I will miss him dearly. His spirit and smile will never die and he will always have a special place in my heart.

    Mark Mazor, Friend of Andrew
  • To the Family of Josh:

    I lost a very special person on 9-11-01. That person I thought I would be with the rest of my life. He also worked at Cantor; I know that his desk partner’s name was Josh, but I do not know the last name. I wanted to send my deepest condolences. And believe me that you are in my prayers, as well as all the fallen angels of this tragedy. God Bless….

    SD, Stranger
  • To Josh’s mother,

    I do not know you, your son, or any of the Cantor Fitzgerald employees, but when I hear of the tragedy of 9-11 I immediately think of Cantor Fitzgerald and the horrible loss they suffered. I wanted to learn more about the company and the employees and found this website and your tribute to Josh. I cried when I read it! How moving and beautiful. Your writing was so eloquent! As a mother, I could feel your pain and could only imagine the horrible sadness that you must feel every day! I hope I never have to experience what you have. I am truly sorry for your loss and please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you!

    Stephanie

    Stephanie Blackmon, none
  • From South Africa. To Josh’s family, friends and work colleauges, we are thinking of you and of each and every one of you who have lost someone in the terrible tragedy of 9-11.

    We are thinking of you and we are praying for all of you.

    Trish, No relation
  • To the Aron family:

    My husband and Josh were interns together at Kiplingers. Our thoughts will always be with you. We are thinking of you.

    Debbie, acquaintance
  • Dear Joshua’s Mom,

    I know that no letters, no words, no sentences ever written will make your loss easier to carry. You’ve lost your little boy. Joshua is a beloved and missed brother, and a woman has been bereaved her husband & closest comrade in life. His grandparents have lost their dear grandson and young eyes will forever be looking for an answer to why their special uncle will never more show up. As another token of his presence, Joshua will always be missed among his friends & colleagues.

    I just want to pay my humble respect to you and all the other people Joshua loved and was loved by. Remember there’s still a whole world thinking and praying for you.

    I will never forget that day that took your beautiful son away. Also here in Norway – the utter most north of the world – that day froze as a day of horror and endless sadness. If we were able to, we’d put all of our eight millions of caring arms around all those of you that were directly hit by the evilness carried out that day. But we weren’t able to. Even though far away, it felt like the world as we all knew it came burning down. And in many ways it did. At that point there were no names or faces, but we all knew that America had lost many young, vivid and irreplaceable lives. Just like Joshua. We all needed to do or say something in order to share the fright and shock we all felt, nevertheless far away, so we gathered in the principal church here in Oslo. In general I think we Norwegians are more secularized than our fellow Americans, yet it felt both needed and necessary to gather in a church that night. And I will never forget that ceremony. All Americans in Oslo came, together with the Protestant, the Catholic, the Muslim and the Jewish communities. And we all took each other hands while singing “We shall overcome”. That was all in respect to Joshua and all the other innocent people that were ripped away from their loved ones that gruesome day.

    Myself I was born a little more than three years after your son, but I’ve already surpassed him by three years now. It feels so wrong, and I get even more sad when I think of all the special days and occasions you have to go through without the one right amidst you. I still can’t imagine that a handful of people can be able to inflict such amount of agonies on thousands of people.

    God bless America.

    -Sizzi-

    Sizzi, Norwegian compassionate
  • I frequently attend Cornell alumni events at the Cornell Club of Los Angeles. The other day I met a young graduate named Josh and I told him all about our meeting at Cornell and our subsequent relationship at Cantor Fitzgerald. I was very proud that you married another ex-employee of mine, Rachel Pitagorsky. This was a terrific coupling and I was very happy for you both. Even thought this is years later, I won’t allow myself to forget our relationship. God bless.

    David Halpert, Ex-employer
  • Dear Family,
    It is September 10, 2009 and I am still praying for you. When the tragic events of the bombing’s occured, I received a bracket from the Billy Graham organization wtih Joshua’s name on it. I was instructed to pray for his family and I have. Not just on Sept. 11 but regularily. I sincerely pray that you have felt God’s love and peace as the years have passed.

    Jane Brewer, Stranger
  • I am a Canadian who has always loved NYC, so I don’t know why this is the first time that I have come to Cantor’s page since 9/11 (it is 4/4/11 today). Your letter to Josh has touched me deeply. As a mother of two young boys, I had tears in my eyes while reading your touching words. Josh and his fellow co-workers will always be remembered. I know the passage of time might have helped only a little, but rest assured that there are people all over the world who have you in our hearts.

    Min, A stranger
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