Category Archives: Families in the News

Death of Leonard A. Castrianno, 82, who lost his son in the September 11 attacks

Leonard A. Castrianno died on January 31, 2022 of congestive heart failure at the age of 82, reports The Buffalo News. He lost his son, Leonard M. Castrianno, 30, in […]

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Twenty years after his mother’s death on September 11, Michael Trerotola shares his place in history

Michael Trerotola spent much of his childhood believing that his mother died in a fire when he and his twin sister were 3 years old. When he was 10, he […]

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Maine’s former poet laureate says Judaism influenced his work more after his brother, Howard Kestenbaum, died on 9/11

Maine’s former poet laureate Stuart Kestenbaum found that his poetry changed after the death of his brother Howard Kestenbaum in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, reports Judy Harrison of the Bangor […]

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