Among the thousands killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 was my Holy Cross classmate Todd Isaac. Todd was working for Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower of the WTC. I wasn't really friends with Todd, mainly because he was a Wheeler kid and I was a Mulledy kid, and those paths didn't cross very often. But I was introduced to him at one point freshman year, and he was as nice as they come. After that, whenever we saw each other on campus, he always had that smile and a friendly "Hi Jon!" He was a genuine, good guy.
Todd played basketball at HC during our sophomore year. I'm almost positive he was a walk-on that year. Maybe someone could confirm this. John Young and Reece Horton were the other players from my class, and they lettered all four years they were at HC.
I don't want to dwell on 9/11, as the whole event conjures up all kinds of memories and emotions for people. But every so often I think of Todd, and I can't even imagine what he must've endured up in that tower. Rest in peace, bud.
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Jon,
I too had a classmate, Tom Burke, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald, die in the World Trade Center that day. And like you, I only knew my classmate well enough to exchange a friendly hello in passing.
Whenever I think of or see images from September 11, I think of Tom, but also his wife Julia - also a classmate whom I knew only in passing - and his 4 children and I pray that they find peace in their lives.
Thanks, Jon.
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