Remembering 9/11 Victims From Warren 20 Years Later

WARREN, NJ — Anyone older than 25 in Warren likely remembers where they were on 9/11.

Americans felt a collective trauma as first one and then another plane flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. As the truth dawned on people watching from their TVs that America was under attack, another plane took aim at the Pentagon. A fourth was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania in a final act of heroism by passengers who realized their flight had been hijacked.

Nearly 3,000 Americans, including four from Warren, were killed in the suicide attacks carried out by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida.

On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, our state remembers and mourns:

• Brian Paul Dale, Warren, American Airlines Flight 11
• Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum, Warren, World Trade Center
• Keith Eugene Coleman, Warren, World Trade Center
• Hasmukhrai Chuckulal Parmar, Warren, World Trade Center

Keith Eugene Coleman, 34, had just been promoted to the position of senior vice president and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald a year prior to the attacks of Sept. 11.

A Bucknell University graduated, Coleman married his college sweetheart, Elodie, and they had two children together - Vaughn and Neva Rae.

Brian P. Dale, 43, was traveling for business when his plane, American Airlines Flight 11, was hijacked on Sept. 11. The father of three enjoyed outdoor sports and spending time with his family, according to Legacy.

Hasmukhrai Chuckulal Parmar, a computer systems manager for Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trader Center. He is best known for his smile that could "cast away darkness," said his wife, Bharti, in an interview with the New York Times.

He bonded with his two sons through sports and music, according to Legacy.

Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum, 33, always knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps when it came time to choose a career path. Rosenbaum was so valuable at the company that instead of letting her leave when she was ready to quit and raise her family, Cantor Fitzgerald rearranged her schedule so she could have a four day work week. She is survived by her husband Mark and their two children, Hannah and Sam.

All 9/11 victims will be remembered at memorial services planned across the nation on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks.

The Mayor and the Township Committee of Warren invite residents to join them for the 9/11 Memorial Service on the 20th Anniversary of that fateful day. The service will be in front of the 9/11 Monument located on the grounds of the Municipal Complex at 46 Mountain Blvd. in Warren on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Read More: Warren To Host 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

At the 9/11 memorial in Lower Manhattan, New York — an area known for years after the attacks as “Ground Zero” — the names of the fallen will be read aloud.

“Throughout the ceremony, we will observe six moments of silence, acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93,” the 9/11 Memorial & Museum wrote on its website.

The annual “Tribute of Light,” which are lights pointed to the sky in the shape of the Twin Towers, will go on that night.

Most 9/11 victims were from either New York or New Jersey, where many who lived across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center recall the horror of watching the twin towers collapse from their homes in Hoboken and Jersey City.

More than 2,700 people died at the World Trade Center alone on 9/11, including the passengers of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. Another 184 were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and 44 died on United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.