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Then, 09/11/06:



I was asked by Project 2996 to remember Lucille King this year. Mrs. King was a secretary for the Aon Corporation which had offices on the 92nd and 98th-105th floors of the South Tower. I immediately got to work on looking up what I could of Mrs. King's life.

One thing that stood out was the old saying 'big things come in small packages.' at five feet tall and 100 pounds, Mrs. King was a petite woman who had a spirit and personality twice her size. Married to her husband Richard for 31 years, Mrs. King was a woman of habit who always had a smile for those around her. Lucille King was one of those women who loved to live and lived to help those around her. She was a force of positive energy to her family and co-workers.

Mrs. King was a lifelong New Yorker and a creature of habit, living in the same Queens apartment with her husband for 31 years and spending Sundays in the city with her family. She was a devout Yankees fan and each game she attended with her husband also included a bet of 25 cents.

Reading her Legacy book I was touched to see family members and friends still posting memories and thoughts throughout the past eight years. It's easy to see this is a woman who was deeply loved and valued by those around her.

She was called 'Lu' by those who worked with her and as busy as she might have been, she was the sort of woman who never forgot to ask about a person's family while going about her duties. She was a genuine woman with a genuine sense of caring for the people in her life.

Aon Corporation lost 175 employees on September 11, 2001. 175 people like Lucille King who were there to work. Innocent people trying to live the American dream. Decent, hard-working souls like Lucille King who probably started the morning with a big smile and some words of cheer.

I have a feeling I would have liked Lucille King. I have a feeling working with her would have made the day a bit brighter and knowing her would have made my world a little happier. On this day eight years later I remember Lucille King and the person she was and her life that mattered.

God bless Lucille King. God bless America.
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Now, 09/11/06:

On this tenth anniversary I went back to Lucille's Legacy Book age and was not at all surprised to see people still posting words of love and sadness, still expressing the tremendous loss they still feel when thinking of this lively woman who tried so hard to make others around her happy. I've seen words of comfort from all around the world for Lucille King even to this day. She has a niece and a sister-in-law who have not missed a year gone by without posting something to remember this special woman and the wonderful and full life she lived.

I said in my original tribute how I thought I would have liked Mrs. King and how working with her would have made having to go to work a happier place. We all know someone like Lucille T. King, someone who goes above and beyond in trying to care for others. We can take a lesson from Lucille King's life and appreciate these people a little more and maybe even do something kind for someone for no reason in honour of this woman who loved so much and cared so freely.

Lucille King, you are not forgotten. Not by the friends and family who will always miss you but by the strangers such as myself and the others you touched with your story after your death. It's a testament to a life well-lived and a person well-loved when ten years after they are gone they can still touch the heart of a stranger.

We remember, Lucille T. King. I remember. Neither you, that day or any of the others senselessly lost will ever be forgotten.

In memory of Lucille Teresa King

Age: 59
Place of Residence: Ridgewood, NJ
Location on 9/11: WTC
Occupation: Aon Corp.

Another guestbook page for Lucille King here




(written as a part of Project 2996, original pot 9/11/09)