W000733
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Division
Main Building, Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Zwick:
My husband died in the WTC tragedy on September 11, 2001, hence leaving me a widow and my
12 year old son fatherless. We did not have the good fortune of having other relatives in this
country to be at our side during this terrible and tragic time. In response to the request for
Victims Compensation Fund, there are several issues I would like to emphasize upon:
1. My husband was a responsible estate planner and planned extremely well in terms of
purchasing adequate life insurance and other benefit options that in conjunction with his
employer he had managed to build up with years of extremely hard work. This was my
husband's life long build up, and being so, it is very unfair that the government subtract
whatever funds that my family may have been eligible for from the estate my husband left
for his family through his hard work and dedication to his employer and the country. The
government should not penalize my family because my husband was a responsible citizen
and worked hard to build an adequate estate.
2. There have been many organizations that have been kind and charitable to provide
some type of benefit to my son and I. While their charitableness and kindness can never
be forgotten, I do feel it is in the best interest of everyone that the government subtracts
any benefit my son and I have received from these organizations.
3. The government should understand my personal situation and circumstances. I have
become a widow after my 25th anniversary with my husband, and I have been at my
husband's side ever since I was married 25 years ago. Again neither one of us had the
good fortune of having any relatives within the United States to be with us or at our side,
especially at the time of my husband's untimely and tragic death at the World Trade
Center. I must support and raise my 12-year-old son who now is fatherless. Whatever
estate planning my husband did along with all the benefits provided to my son and I, we
will have to make good of it for the remainder of our lives. Our sense of security was
taken away from us on September 11, 2001 when my husband died.
I am requesting you as a single mother with my 12-year-old son to graciously consider all that I
have written in this letter. In closing, I sincerely thank you for your considering my comments.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Westwood, NJ