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Hoboken Lost 1 In Every 1,000 Residents On 9/11; Memorial Planned

Hoboken was thought to have lost 1 out of 1,000 residents in the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. A memorial is planned Monday.

Fifty-six members of the Hoboken community passed away on Sept. 11, 2001.
Fifty-six members of the Hoboken community passed away on Sept. 11, 2001. (Caren Lissner/Patch)

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken is said to have lost more people in the World Trade Center attacks than any zip code in the U.S., and that was back when some believed the total was only "39 of its 39,000 residents," as the New York Times wrote.

The city now recognizes 57 community members lost, most of them residents, a few local business owners or former residents.

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This year's memorial service will take place at Pier A Park, the park just north of the train terminal, at 100 Sinatra Drive.

The service begins at 5 p.m.

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Below is a list that has been released by the city in the past of most of those on the Sept. 11 memorial.

Hoboken Community Members Lost In The 9/11 Attacks

Andrucki, Jean Ann, 42
Colasanti, Christopher M., 33
Costello, Michael S., 27
Cushny, Gavin, 47
DeRienzo, Michael, 37
DiStefano, Douglas Frank, 24
Dollard, Neil M., 28
Echtermann, Margaret Ruth, 33
Ewart, Meredith Emily June, 29
Feidelberg, Peter, 34
Gardner, Jeffrey Brian, 36
Gould, Michael Edward, 29
Grehan, Pedro "David," 35
Hazelcorn, Scott, 29
Horning, Matthew D., 26
Ianelli Jr., Joseph Anthony, 28
Knox, Thomas Patrick, 31
Malone, Gregory James, 42
McLaughlin Jr., George Patrick, 36
Mullin, Michael Joseph, 27
Murray, John J., 32
Niederer, Martin Stewart, 23
Novotny, Brian, 33
O'Connor, Keith Kevin, 28
Pandolfo, Dominique Lisa, 27
Pick, Joseph O., 40
Rohner, Scott, 22
Rosenblum, Joshua M., 28
Rowe, Nicholas, 29
Ruben, Ronald J., 36
Salinardi, Richard L., 32
Samuel Jr., James Kenneth, 29
Schroeder, John T., 31
Steinman, Alexander Robbins, 32
Vincent, Melissa Renee, 28
Whalen, Meredith L., 23
White, James Patrick, 34
Williams, Deborah Lynn, 35
Wittenstein, Michael Robert, 34

The city noted:

All members of the public are invited to attend the City of Hoboken’s annual September 11th Interfaith Memorial Service. The service will take place on Monday, Sept.11, at 5 p.m. on Pier A Park next to the city's 9/11 Memorial in the northwest area of the park.

The memorial is aligned in the direction of the World Trade Center site and includes a steel beam base with a glass panel for each of the fifty-six Hoboken residents lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Each panel is engraved with a name and is illuminated at night. The memorial is located within the grove of ginkgo trees which are also aligned with the World Trade Center that were planted in 2002 as a living memorial. The perimeter of the grove includes steel plates on the ground engraved with quotes from those who were there on that fateful day.

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