Bennett Lawson Fisher

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In Remembrance
Remembering Bennett
Photos: Family
Photos: Friends & Family
Photos of Bennett
Age:
58
Place of Residence:
Stamford, CT
Location on 9/11:
Two WTC
Bennett Lawson Fisher
Occupation:
Fiduciary Trust International | Senior Vice President
Dedicated Memorial Sites:
Boston College 9/11 Memorial Labyrinth
Connecticut's 9/11 Living Memorial
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Personal Memorial Website:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3234.html
Biography:

Many who escaped the Fiduciary Trust Company's offices in the south tower of the World Trade Center said afterward that they last saw Bennett L. Fisher on the 44th floor, pushing people into elevators and sending them to safety while he stayed behind.

Susan Fisher, his wife, said she was not surprised to hear it.

"He was very caring and take-charge and he was probably obnoxious as hell up there," Ms. Fisher said.

Mr. Fisher, 58, was a senior vice president at Fiduciary Trust, managing his clients' assets and troubleshooting the firm's computer systems.

His stepson, Jamie, thought his character was reflected in the once-familiar sight of this successful businessman, a sailor and a skier, motoring about in his aged Volvo, painted an unorthodox purple, while following his favorite conservative commentators on the radio.

Ms. Fisher said the family and friends are struck by the possibility that the attack that took his life could influence the world.

"Not to make it tougher," she said, "but a little more understanding."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on September 28, 2001