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Joseph Doyle Date of Birth: March 28, 1976 Department: Government Bonds Operations Position: Supervisor Three minutes before the first plane hit Tower 1, Joseph Doyle, 25, was sitting at his desk on the 101st floor talking to his brother, Billy. Most of the time, the two brothers were too busy at work to talk, but that morning they were chatting about Joey’s fantasy football league and laughing. It was a conversation Billy Doyle, 29 will never forget. He hung up the phone only to find out a few minutes later a plane hit his brother’s building. He immediately screamed, “My brother! My brother!” and dialed his number. The phone just kept ringing. At their Annadale home, Bill and Camille Doyle were watching a television program, which was interrupted by the news of a plane hitting the World Trade Center. They sat in disbelief. Just then their daughter, Doreen Lutter, arrived for a visit. She was unaware of the attack, having just dropped her daughter off for her first day of preschool. They all sat by the television, jumping at every phone call, hoping to hear from Joey. Joseph Doyle remains among the people missing in the World Trade Center attacks. A government bond supervisor at Cantor Fitzgerald for the last three years, he was a devoted son, brother, and uncle. Born in Eltingville, he moved with his family to Annadale 20 years ago. Mr. Doyle was a gifted athlete who joined his first ball club just barely out of nursery school. He played in the South Shore Little League and Babe Ruth League and was starting pitcher for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School, where he earned Staten Island Advance and Daily News All Star Honors in 1994. He graduated from the Huguenot school the same year. Mr. Doyle again starred in baseball as a pitcher for Wagner College, where he earned a partial scholarship and graduated with a degree in business. He was known as “the bulldog” on his college team. But his love for sports was not limited to baseball. Football Sundays are like a holiday in the Doyle house, and his friends would come over to watch the games and eat. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He also rooted for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Heat, and was a member of the Cantor Fitzgerald softball team. It is apparent from the photos his friends have been bringing to the family, that Mr. Doyle was a wrestling fan, too. In the photos, he is seen making the “I Love You” gesture popularized by wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. According to his family, Mr. Doyle lived a full and happy life, which revolved around his many friends and family members. “He had just finished an unforgettable summer sharing a beach house with his brother and some friends,” said his sister, Mrs. Letter. “He was known for his outrageous shirts as well as his outrageous smile. His list of friends is endless. Anyone who met him loved him.” “My brother was a devoted uncle to my two girls [3year old Ashley and 1-year-old Alexa]. He treated them as if they were his own,” continues Mrs. Lutter. The family had a vacation at Disney World in May, and she said her brother was “smiling from ear to ear with his nieces. It’s one of his favorite vacation places.” It’s a vacation Mrs. Lutter will treasure in her memory. Mr. Doyle was also close to his brother-in-law, Andrew Lutter. Lutter works in downtown Manhattan, and raced to the World Trade Center as a soon as he heard of the plane crashes. He was across the street when Tower 2 collapsed, but escaped unharmed.
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Stephen Dimino Date of Birth: February 9, 1953 Department: Securities Lending Position: Limited Partner My father was the most loving, caring and hard working person I will know. His colleagues called him friend, his neighbors knew him as a good person, and I as a father. He was always there for me through good and bad. Whether I brought home a failing test grade or had a solo in the band. We couldn’t be any closer unless we were attached at the hip. We did everything together from fishing to riding roller coasters in Florida. We would spend hours hunting and come home with nothing but fresh air in our lungs. I cherish the memories of our travels. No matter where it was, Florida, Arizona, Rome, Paris, or London he always made the trip enjoyable. I think I will miss him the most when the annual events come around. Like last year’s family ski trip, when he fell down the Dawfinganger, a double black diamond mountain. I liked going to his desk in the 104th floor twice a year to spend time with him, his employees and friends who became like another family. In that office family a lot of others were lost; Louie, Smitty, Lorraine, Joe, Turtle, Ian, Bo and Spider. I will miss them all. In 1993’s bombing my father held the hands of two women all the way down. I believe on September 11, 2001 he held hands and stayed with his friends till the end. I know this because he is my father – the greatest man I will ever know. Sabrina Dimino, 14 (daughter) My Lover, My Life My Companion, My Counselor My Dance Partner and Driver My Skiing and Swimming Buddy My Handyman and Hunter My Best Friend, Father to my Child My Husband, My Heartbreak My Love Eternal Nancy B. Dimino, wife
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Anthony Dionisio, Jr. Date of Birth: July 31, 1963 Position: Vice President, Operations Anthony was born on July 31, 1963 in the Bronx, New York. He attended Richmond Hill High School in Queens, New York. He started working for Cantor in 1987. He was devoted to his job and was well-liked by his co-workers and friends, which were many. He has one daughter, Stephanie, who is 11 years old. She was his whole life. They did everything together. They went to baseball games (New York Yankees), the racetrack, ice-skating shows and all school activities. She misses him very much. He loved to play golf and go to Disney World (his favorite vacation spot). He was the official babysitter of the family, the best uncle ever. Whenever somebody needed something, he was there. Anthony was a great son, father and brother and will be missed tremendously. He is now our guardian angel. We love you Anthony, you will always be in our hearts.
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Vincent D’Amadeo Date of Birth: November 25, 1964 Position: First Vice President of Operations When I hired Vinny, it was mostly for his softball abilites. What a bonus it was for me that he was also a dedicated worker and great friend. I was very proud of Vinny’s accomplishments in his life and will miss him and all of the other wonderful people who worked for me. My prayers and love go out to Raquel and the boys. It was an honor to know you Vinnie! Ron and Nancy
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Neil Dollard Date of Birth: April 29, 1973 Department: Zero Coupon Desk Position: Bond Broker Dear Neilie, We will always remember you living your Hoboken dream… We will always remember how bright you were…. We will always remember your big, broad body and beautiful smile… We will always remember your baseball cap and cup of coffee… We will always remember how much you loved food… We will always remember how you took care of Kristin… We will always remember your dry sense of humor and how you made us laugh at ourselves… We will always remember your random phone calls about nothing… We will always remember how proud you were of your condo… We will always remember your love of sports… We will always remember how you adored Mom and made her so happy with your loving gestures… We will always remember how you became a man and worked with your big brother… We will always remember you, our little brother, our friend, our hero… Always on our minds…Forever in our hearts… Your loving Family
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Thomas Damaskinos Date of Birth: April 17, 1968 Position: Vice-President of Operations Thomas Damaskinos was born on April 17, 1968 in Staten Island, New York to Vivien and Ted Damaskinos. Being the last of five boys, Tom was known as “the baby” and learned quickly how to take advantage of the situation. His quick, often sarcastic humor, and his love of terrorizing his brothers and playing practical jokes made him the favorite. He started Cantor Fitzgerald after the birth of his daughter Jessica in 1988. Starting in Office Services he quickly worked his way through the ranks in departments such as Accounting, Operations and the Swap desk. He was well known and liked throughout the firm. Everyone that knows him has at least one hilarious story to tell. In 1998, he married former employee of Cantor Fitzgerald, Jennifer Hanna. They live in New Jersey and have a beautiful son Matthew, born in 1999, who looks exactly like his daddy. Tom loved to play golf on the weekends with the guys from work and spend time with his family. To know him is to love him, and he is dearly missed by all of us.
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Thomas Dowd Date of Birth: April 17, 1964 Position: Vice President, Government Bond Trader To My Husband and our father: Babe, remember how we use to laugh about life being so weird? Two kids sitting next to each other in the 8th grade, totally infatuated with each other; not realizing that someday they would end up making a home and a family together? How at the age of 20 they decided to get married and thought they knew it all? How everyone told them it could never work? How they lasted 22 years together and loved each other more and more every day? Today I sit here and think about our life together and realize how much I cherish the short time we had. We learned to make each other laugh, we learned how to depend on each other, we learned to support each other’s decisions, and most important we learned to be a family. It was not always easy but we never gave up. During the past 3 months I have gotten through each day thinking of and enjoying all of our memories. You are gone from us today but you leave behind the best part of you: Heather, Thomas, and Brittany. I look at them every day and see you, Heather looking exactly like you, Thomas having that laid back attitude, and Brittany having that dry sense of humor. As I have been trying to get through the loss of your smirkish smile, the touch of you, and that morning phone call asking me “Did I tell you today how much I love you”; I hear your voice through the kids saying to me, “Mom, can you change how things are? “No”, “then no sense in crying about it, let’s make the best of the situation.” With these words I realize you are and will always be with us….! In the short time we had together we were able to create 3 wonderful children that I promise you, I will always remind them of how wonderful their father was. “Did I tell you today how much I love you?” With all my love,
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Jack L. D’Ambrosi, Jr. Date of Birth: May 25, 1956 Position: Vice President, Operations, eSpeed/Cantor Exchange “A man is not loved for how tall he stands, but how often he bends to help, comfort and teach.” – That one sentence describes what Jack was all about. In December 1979, after a company Christmas party, Jack walked me to the train, through the World Trade Center concourse. There he asked me for my phone number and we shared our first kiss. For the next year, we would walk together, from our place of work at 90 West Street, to the World Trade Center. We would say our goodbyes there at the steps of the Path Train. He would go home to New Jersey and I would start my trip home to Long Island. Our life together started at the World Trade Center and ended there on September 11, 2001. Jack had many passions, he filled many roles, he took many challenges, he nurtured many friendships, he meant so much to many of us. Jack was first and foremost a family man. He was a devoted husband and father to our daughters, Jacqueline and Emily. Jack shared with them his interest in sports; coaching them in softball and basketball and following his favorite Mets and Jets teams. He took them camping, kayaking and fishing and for all of us Jack will certainly live on in Jacqueline and Emily’s shared love of his passions. To his extended family Jack was a wonderful son, brother, son-in-law, uncle, nephew, cousin and grandson. He was caring, considerate, and generous and no holiday will ever be bearable without Jack in the kitchen cooking up the meal. He managed to maintain close relationships with high school and college classmates and with work colleagues. Jack’s easy-going nature, his accommodating style, his sociable personality, and his bright smile were easy to be around and incredibly difficult to be without. To me, he was my best friend, my happiness and my life. He was a beautiful person, who filled our lives with many happy memories. Until we meet again………….. “They love each other, Lord you can see that it’s true”
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Jeannine Damiani-Jones Date of Birth: October 7, 1972 Position: Government Agency Bond Broker A person’s life cannot be measured by the number of years on this planet. It must, however, be measured by the impact a person has on our lives. To that end, Jeannine, wife of Shawn, daughter of Bob and Cathy, and sister of Brian, had a gift. Jeannine always knew how to make you feel special and loved; when she loved you, she loved you unconditionally. She had an extraordinary way of putting others first. Her generosity had no boundaries, nor did her smile. She had a way of lighting up a room that was matched only in intensity by the way she lived her life. Never in a bad mood, Jeannine lived every day to the fullest, leaving us all gasping for air, but never leaving us behind. As one of her best friends said, “Jeannine lived every day like it was her birthday.” (For those of us who knew her best, however, we know she didn’t just have a birthday, Jeannine had a birthday week). She traveled to places many people only dream of, and spent most summer weekends at the beach perfecting her, what seemed to be, year-round tan. She even persuaded her pale-skinned, Irish husband that he, too, can “get color”. Jeannine’s life was also enriched by the passion she had for her work at Cantor Fitzgerald. She was recruited upon graduation from Villanova University and started in the training program in 1994. Upon completion of the program, she was assigned to the Agency desk where she was the only female bond broker at that time. Jeannine knew she would have to work very hard to prove herself in this male-dominated business. Always willing to accept a challenge, she used her talent, work ethic, aggressiveness and personality to excel as a broker and gain acceptance as “one of the boys.” Intelligent, fun-loving, loyal, fearless and beautiful are all words used to describe Jeannine. Yet as beautiful as she was on the outside, she was even more beautiful on the inside, and that is what makes us most proud. We miss her every day and she will never be forgotten.
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Michael Davidson Date of Birth: June 7, 1974 Position: Equity Options Trader/Derivatives It’s ironic that in tragic times or even worse – death – that those lost tend to take on a more mythical or legendary persona. We tend to forget the more difficult times and instead remember the good times that much clearer. I guess that is a way of preserving the memories of a loved one. Michael Davidson – a son, a brother, a fiance, a friend – will always be remembered and not only for his significance, but also for his naughtiness. You see Michael was one of those few people that when you were with him and had the pleasure to be around him, you instantly felt something good because he made sure of that. And, don’t get me wrong, it was never boring!!! In the Broadway show “Rent”, there is a song that is entitled “Seasons of Love” and the question posed in the song is “How do you measure a year?” The response is “In Love”. When I looked out onto the hundreds of people that attended Michael’s memorial service, I truly understood what that phrase meant and what Michael represented. How could he – only 27 years old – touch so many people in such a short time? Is that possible? With Michael, anything was possible and he proved it. Mike was everything that was good. Everything that is right in the world. He knew how to love and be loved. He knew how to smile and laugh as well as make others smile and laugh. He cared not only about himself but others around him. He symbolized family and epitomized what a friend should be. He was dependable. But most of all he stood up for himself and what he believed. In fact sometimes we wondered if the cliche “dancing to the beat of a different drum” wasn’t coined for Michael. Whatever drummer he was listening to obviously had the right beat. For someone that barely graduated Rutgers University he didn’t do so bad. On the verge of becoming a partner at such a young age, about to marry his college love and finally closing on his first home…I would say not bad at all. But quite honestly, as those who survived his teenage and college years know, that although his heart was usually in the right place, his actions were far from perfect. But then again, who is? Michael was not a god or some supernatural being (though at times he tried convincing us otherwise), he did become the man you could be very proud to call your son, brother, husband and friend. We miss him so much and our lives will obviously never be the same. Michael lived each day to its fullest. He worked hard and played hard. Now we are left trying to mimic his attitude for life but, as we all know, it is difficult and at times sometimes a losing battle. As we try and redefine our lives and what “normal” means we never stop thinking of how things should really be. Now is the time those in our lives become that much more important. We need to be strong for each other and together we will redefine “normal” as the way Michael would expect it!!! We’ll Always Remember You as You Mean So Very Much to Us!! Love, Mom, Grandma, your brother Jeff, your fiancee Dominique & special friend Allan
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