Jean Braca and David Braca
Alfred Braca, a bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, worked in the North Tower of the World Trade Center for sixteen years.
Alfred was killed in the September 11 attacks. He was 54 when he died.
His wife, Jean, and their son David came to StoryCorps in New York to remember how the day unfolded.
Recorded May 25, 2010.
Sharon DeLevie and her mother Joan
Joan DeLevie (R) tells her daughter, Sharon (L), how she met her husband, Ari at a party in 1959.
Sy Saliba and Yvette Saliba
Sy Saliba talks to his daughter, Yvette, about her mother, Pat, who passed away from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, in 2005.
Originally aired May 14, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Sylvia Mendez and Sandra Mendez Duran
Sylvia Mendez (left), 73, talks to her sister Sandra Mendez Duran (right), 59, about Mendez v. Westminster, their family’s 1945 lawsuit that won Mexican-American children the right to attend white schools.
Originally aired March 26, 2010, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Antonia Landgraf and Matthew Gambale
Giovanna “Gennie” Gambale (pictured at left) worked at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of the North Tower at the World Trade Center. Her sister, Antonia Landgraf (above left) also worked in the World Trade Center—but 100 floors below Gennie. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Antonia managed to leave her office and went home to wait for her sister—but Gennie never made it out of the building. She was 27 when she was killed.
At StoryCorps, Antonia and her brother Matthew Gambale (above right) remember how the community came together in the days following the attacks.
Recorded September 30, 2009.
Dr. Pedro Jose Greer and his wife Janus
Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami’s homeless.
Originally aired February 19, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Andrea Doctor
Johnnie Doctor, Jr. was an information systems technician first class in the United States Navy. He worked at the Pentagon and was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Johnnie’s wife, Andrea, came to StoryCorps to talk about that day and how she has drawn on Johnnie’s strength to move forward.
Recorded September 12, 2008.
Gwen Richards
Gwen Richards remembers her mother, Helen, who had Alzheimer’s.
Dina LaFond and Anita Korsonsky
Jeanette LaFond-Menichino worked on the 94th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. With little higher education, she managed to work her way up to Senior Account Analyst at Guy Carpenter, a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan.
Her sister, Anita LaFond-Korsonsky, and her mother, Dina LaFond, came to StoryCorps to remember Jeannette’s determination
Dina leads tours for visitors to Ground Zero and says that the experience has helped in her grieving process. Anita has never revisited the site of the Twin Towers. Instead, she prefers to look out towards Manhattan from across the water at Eagle Rock Reservation’s 9/11 memorial, where she leaves cards and flowers for her sister.
Recorded August 8, 2008.
Nicholas Petron
Nicholas Petron’s grandfather, Rocco Galasso, moved to New York City from Italy with the hopes of making a better life. For 18 years, Rocco served as owner and superintendent of an apartment building where much of his family resided–until the day they were given notice that their building faced demolition to make way for new apartments. As Nick remembers, that’s when everything changed.
Click here to watch “Sundays at Roccos,” Nicholas’ story as a StoryCorps animated short.
Originally aired December 18, 2009, on NPR’s Morning Edition.