Remembering Wellesley's September 11th Victims

WELLESLEY, MA – On Sunday, Americans across the country will gather to remember the September 11th attacks.

More than 3,000 people, including eight Wellesley residents and natives, lost their lives 15 years ago. On Sunday, we reflect on their memory:

John Cahill, 56

From The New York Times' Portraits of Grief: Cahill, vice president of the systems group at Xerox, planned on retiring at the end of the year and starting his own consulting group called MDI. The initials stood for "Mad Dog Industries," based on his old college nickname. Cahill had two sons, Brett and Sean, with his wife, Sharon.

Neilie Casey, 32

Portraits of Grief: Neilie Casey, along with her husband, Michael, were both avid runners and two days before had taken their newborn daughter on her first three-mile road race. The two had been together since freshman year of college, when they met in logic class. Neilie was on American Airlines Flight 11 to California for a business trip.

Edmund Glazer, 41

Portraits of Grief: Known for being the go-to guy to solve any problem, in both his personal and professional life, Glazer received a last-minute call the evening of Sept. 10 from MRV Communications' home office in Los Angeles. Being the chief financial officer and all-around dependable, he boarded American Airlines Flight 11 the next morning to assist the west coast office on a major project.

Patrick Quigley IV, 40

Portraits of Grief: Quigley, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, had recently laid down roots in Wellesley with his wife and daughter ahead of the birth of the family's second daughter. "Some people you like and you don't know why — yeah, he was like one of those guys," said his father, Patrick Quigley Jr. "I guess you would've liked him if you met him."

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