Stacey Peak
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Stacey Peak | |
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| Born | September 4, 1965 |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 36) |
| Occupation | Natural gas supplier |
| Employer | Cantor Fitzgerald |
Stacey Lynn Peak (September 4, 1965 – September 11, 2001) was a natural gas supplier employed by Cantor Fitzgerald who was killed in the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Biography
[edit]Life and work at the World Trade Center
[edit]Stacey was born in Tell City, Perry County, Indiana[1] on September 4, 1965, to Jack Peak and Bobbie Peak.[2] Stacey had five siblings: Joe (who died at age 18 in a car accident in 1967)[3] Judy, Toni, Philip and Mike. She studied at Tell City High School, where she was a member of the flag corps of the Marching Marksmen in addition to participating on Thanksgiving Day 1982 in the Gimble's Parade in New York.[4] Candidate for homecoming queen in 1983, the year she graduated, Stacey later attended Southern Indiana University, from which she graduated in 1989.[4] She initially worked as an energy supplier in Louisville, Kentucky and later moving to Houston, Texas. Stacey began working for Cantor Fitzgerald in 1999,[5] where she served as a natural gas supplier on the 105th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.[6]
Death
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At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. The impact occurred between the 93rd and 99th floors, destroying any escape route and trapping all occupants above the 92nd floor. Around 8:55 Stacey called her mother and, in a state of panic, informed her of what happened just before the communication was cut off: “Mom, our building is on fire and we might be trapped here! I just wanted to tell you how much I love you."[3] It is alleged that Stacey, who was unaware that a plane had hit the tower,[4] informed her mother of her intention to go to the roof.[7] Marisa DiNardo, her best friend in Cantor Fitzgerald, had declared shortly before the attacks that in the event of another attack like the one in 1993 she would go to the roof. She was heard in a recording in which several of the victims could be heard shouting "let's try for the roof, let's try for the roof."[8] At least 200 people went to the roof, access to which was closed.
At first, Stacey's relatives believed that she could have been saved because they learned that a co-worker on the 103rd floor had been found alive, which was later determined to have been false. On the afternoon of September 12, Stacey's mother received a call from Mary Hillard, from the Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, informing her that her daughter's name appeared on a website named I'm Okay, which listed the names of survivors of the World Trade Center. Stacey was still listed as missing on September 14,[4] although her death in the attack would eventually be confirmed.[4]
Legacy
[edit]Stacey's name appears, like those of the other victims, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, specifically in panel N-50.[9] Her mother created a scholarship in her honor at Tell City High School.[2] Stacey has two memorials in Tell City: one on the banks of the Ohio River consisting of a bench with an inscription, and another, a cenotaph, on top of a hill, which consists of a headstone located next to her mother's.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Honoring the memory of Stacey Peak". Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW). Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Stacey Peak Memorial Scholarship Fund". communityfoundationalliance.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ a b Peak, Toni; Peak, Bobbie. "Stacey Peak". cantorfamilies.com.
- ^ a b c d e "STACEY L. PEAK". legacy.com.
- ^ Morgan, Julie (December 27, 2011). "In Memory of Stacey Lynn Peak". remember911tribute.
- ^ "Remember that September. READERS REFLECT ON TRAGIC DAY OF SEPT. 11". indianaconnection.org. August 25, 2021.
- ^ Saalman, Scott (September 11, 2017). "Column: 9/11 memorial evokes strong emotions". duboiscountyherald.com.
- ^ Paltrow, Scot J.; Sook, Kim Queena (October 23, 2001). "Could Helicopters Have Saved People From the Top of the Trade Center?". wsj.com.
- ^ "Names on the 9/11 Memorial | National September 11 Memorial & Museum". www.911memorial.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.