Community Corner
Marblehead Mourns Those Lost on 9/11
More than 100 town residents gathered at Memorial Park Sunday afternoon to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11
More than 100 local residents made their way to Sunday afternoon to attend a Remembrance Service on the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Town residents joined local police officers, firefighters and war veterans at the brief ceremony, which was held in front of the town's Sept. 11 monument. Many of those in attendance waved American flags in honor of those lost in the terrorist attacks.
Chaplain Rev. Dennis Calhoun led the crowd in prayer before the department's ceremonial bell was rung and an extended moment of silence was held for the 2,977 victims.
Other speakers at the event included Marblehead Police Chief Robert Picariello and Rabbi David Meyer, of , who shared his own Sept. 11 experience.
Meyer recalled how on Sept. 11, 2001, hundreds of town residents gathered at to mourn together, noting how impressive it was that so many community members could come together on such short notice in a time before social networks.
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“People have the courage to face evil, and have the strength to subdue it," Meyer said.
The town's 9/11 monument, which is inscribed with the phrase "Never Forget," honors the memory of the three Marblehead residents killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center and two others who gave their lives in the subsequent War on Terror.
Frederick Rimmele, 32, who was a passenger onboard United Airlines Flight 175, was a local physician and worked at a hospital in Beverly. Also onboard Flight 175 was William Weems, a 46-year-old freelance commercial producer who lived in Marblehead.
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In New York City, Erik Hans Isbrandtsen, a Marblehead native, was working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center when a hijacked plane crashed into the building.
Also since the Terror Attacks of Sept. 11, Marblehead has lost two local service-members.
Army Staff Sergeant Chrisophter N. Piper, of Marblehead, died on June 16, 2005 at the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam in Houston, Texas, from injuries sustained two weeks earlier when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Orgun-E, Afghanistan.
Second Lieutenant Christopher B. Shay, 28, the son of a Marblehead resident, was also lost to the war, dying a non-combatant death on Nov. 17, 2002, while serving in the Marine Corps.
