survivor

My second cousin, Pat, is one of the funniest, most genuine people in the world. One of my favorite family stories to tell involves how he had a costume specially made in a tailor’s in downtown Birmingham, Alabama to be in garb for my wedding. We have a lot of stories like that about Pat. He’s just that kind of person.

Pat is also a survivor of the attack on the World Trade Center.

“After the crash, and amid the screaming, he started to pray out loud. ‘I said, “Jesus save me and these two guys with me.” Neither one of them complained.’”

About Halsted M. Bernard

Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, does stuff with words. Her favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two cats, a few gadgets, several fountain pens, and many books.

Posted on 13 Sep 2001 in Diary