GUYANESE WHO DIED IN THE 9/11 COWARDLY ACT OF A MAD PEOPLE. Imagine losing your daughter in a horrific tragedy and the only closure you are offered is a supposed part of one of her hands? This is the reality for Mahadai Dataram and her husband, Madan Rajkumar. The couple lost their eldest child Anett Dataram and was offered part of one of her hands, without fingers, for burial. They refused the offer. That was five years ago, but today like thousands of other families the memories of their daughter and the way she died is still fresh in their minds and they, along with their four other children, will grieve afresh for the 25-year-old who at the time of her death was making wedding plans. Today they will join thousands at Ground Zero where the World Trade Center once stood in New York. It was five years ago that the global television audience stood transfixed when planes crashed into the twin towers causing their subsequent collapse and killing almost 3,000 people. One person, a Guyanese, was killed when another plane flown by the al-Qaeda terrorists, crashed into the Pentagon in Washington. Of the just under 3,000 people who perished in the World Trade Center attacks 25 were Guyanese, probably one of the highest per capita figures for countries whose nationals died in the catastrophic event. Today, like many other Guyanese families, the family of Dataram is mourning their loved one. Her mother, speaking to Stabroek News from their New York home, said the pain is still there and while usually they would go about their normal business every year when the anniversary comes around the memories are once again fresh. Among Guyanese who perished on that tragic date and for whom families will be grieving were: * Former national middle-order batsman, Nizam Hafiz, who worked on the 94th floor of tower one; * Accountant Anett Dataram, 24, called `Priya formerly of 265 Patentia Housing Scheme and of Ozone Park, New York; * Ronald and Kamini Singh, who worked at Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of one of the twin towers; * Shiv Shankar of Richmond Hill; * Patrick Adams, a former Guyana Defence Force senior non-commissioned officer who worked at Fuji Bank as a security officer on the 89th floor; * John Charles, who also worked as a security officer at the WTC; * Babita Guman and Sita Shewnarine who worked on the 97th floor for Fiduciary Trust in the southern tower; * Joyce and Patricia Stanton; * Navy Information Systems Technician, Kris Romeo Bishundat, 23, who is of Guyanese parentage and was stationed at the Pentagon when one of the planes crashed into the building; * Vanavah Thompson who was assigned to Marsh USA and was last seen on the 73rd floor; * Hardai Parbhu, 42, also called Chandra, who was employed by Avon Financial Services Group, Inc, which operated from the 92nd, 100th and 105th floors of the southern tower; * Ameena Rasool, who worked with the Marsh and Maskan Insurance Company on the 98th floor of one of the twin towers; * Ricknauth Jaggernauth, who had been employed at NXT Interiors on the 104th floor of one of the towers (formerly of Free Yard, Port Mourant and a resident of 164 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, New York); * Shivonne Mentis who resided at Hollis, Queens and who worked with Marsh Enterprise on the 93rd floor in the north tower; * Astrid Sohan, who worked with Marsh and McLennan in one of the towers; * Sarah Khan, a 32-year-old mother of two who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of the north tower and she lived in South Ozone Park, New York; * Rudy Bacchus, a 48-year-old stockbroker who was attending an early morning Risk Water Conference at the Windows on World restaurant on the 107 floor; * Amarnauth Latchman, who lived in Long Island and worked at the WTC complex; * Pamela Boyce, 43, an assistant vice president for accounting of Carr Futures, which was located on the 29th floor; 4 S
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:42:51 +0000
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