A memorial edition of Saint Mary's High School Alumni Association Newsletter remembering those lost in 9/11.
Letters from the leaders of the St. Mary's Community remembering those lost in the WTC.
Tributes to Peter written by his wife, his brothers, and his cousins that were published in St. Mary's High School Alumni Association Newsletter.
A list of St. Mary's High School alumni, relatives of alumni, and Manhasset residents who died in the Twin Towers.
A portrait of Peter.
Peter fishing with his friends, his favorite pastime.
Peter with his brothers and father.
Peter holding his daughter.
Peter, his wife Kathleen, and their three children on a beach.
A portrait of Peter, his wife Kathleen, and their three children.
Notes remembering Peter.
Notes remembering Peter.
Portrait of Peter.
Peter with his son.
A portrait of Peter with his family when he is a boy.
Peter mowing the grass with his son.
Peter's ID card from the WTC.
Driver's license recovered from the site.
Peter's ID Card recovered from the WTC.
Peter's American Express card, recovered from the WTC.
Half of one of Peter's credit cards, recovered from the WTC.
Peter dancing with his wife.
Peter with his wife Kathy on their wedding day.
Peter with his wife Kathleen on the beach.
Peter on a motorcycle with his wife.
Peter Owens certificate of death.
Peter Owens certificate of death.
Portrait of Peter Owens as a boy.
Peter Owens in graduation robes.
A portrait of Peter with his family when he is a boy.
Peter holding a fish as a boy.
Peter holding a fish as a boy.
A portrait of Peter on the beach.
Peter holding a fish as a young man.
Peter holding a fish.
Peter fishing on the beach.
A photograph of Peter.
A newspaper article remembering Peter Owens as "The Coach"
A newspaper clipping remembers Peter: "Simple Man Had Nothing ... And Everything"
A newspaper obituary remembering Peter Owens.
A newspaper obituary remembering Peter Owens.
A plaque that Peter's friends put up at his favorite fishing spot.
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
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
Pete was a pretty simple guy. He went to work every day. He was never late or sick. He loved to take care of me and the kids and the garden. He loved sports and fishing. Pete coached our sons in basketball and baseball. He was a fair coach and a good sport. Pete folded the wash and did the dishes every night. He took our daughter Maryellen to all the newest silly movies, for bike rides and shopping. Our kids are Joe, 21, Tom, 14, and Maryellen, 12. We used to like to watch “Friends” and “Raymond” and the Yankees together. He had to watch “Cops” and The Discovery Channel and Saturday morning fishing shows by himself. He was really funny and we all laughed a lot. Pete’s parents are Dolores and Pete, his brothers are Terry-married to Joanie, their kids are Robert and AnneMarie; Kevin-married to Lorraine; Tom, who is married to Kate and has a new baby, Clare; and John. His sister is Kathy, who shared a birthday with him-December 2. On this birthday, his 43rd, he was supposed to be going on his annual fishing trip to the Salmon River. Instead, his friends took with them a bronze plaque with his picture on it that they had made to hang at their fishing spot in his memory.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Peter J. Owens Jr. coached Little League baseball and his nickname was Send 'Em Home Owens. Whenever one of his players reached third base, no matter what was happening on the rest of the field, Mr. Owens would urge a dash to home plate. "Don't listen! Don't run!" parents would scream. "But Pete would send 'em home," recalled his wife, Kathleen, laughing.
While competitive and outgoing, Mr. Owens could also spend hours fly fishing alone on the Connetquot River, not too far from the Owenses' home in Williston Park, N.Y., on Long Island. He had nearly a dozen fishing rods and was learning how to tie flies.
Mr. Owens, who was 42, thought himself lucky, and so did his wife and their children, Joseph, 22, Thomas, 15, and Maryellen, 13. On their honeymoon in Aruba, Mrs. Owens lost her $50 stake in minutes at the casino, while Mr. Owens over a few hours nursed his stake into hundreds of dollars. As a boy, Mr. Owens won a prize for catching the biggest fish. And a few years ago, at a town fair, he won best vegetable for growing an almost 100-pound pumpkin.
"He was so proud," Mrs. Owens recalled. "But really, he only beat out a tomato."
I didn't know you. I saw your
I didn't know you. I saw your name in the news and eventually somehow I talked to your family in emails. I carried a piece of paper with your name on it during each mission my unit went out on until I was disabled in 2006. Even though I did not know you before your death you have been close to my heart along with your family. I will never forget your sacrifice or that of your loved ones. Chief
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