Distress lingers at Ground Zero: [1 All-round Country Edition]
John Stapleton, Additional reporting: Annabelle McDonald and Jonathan Porter. The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T.[Canberra, A.C.T] 12 Sep 2005: 4.
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His brother [Andrew Knox] was on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Centre’s north tower, working as a construction project manager, when American Airlines Flight 11 cut into the building. With co- workers he made his way to the roof, hoping to be rescued. By mobile phone a co-worker was heard to say: “Andrew, I can’t breathe”. He replied: “I can’t breathe either”. Those were the last words heard from him.
“It never goes away. It’s constantly on the news and there’s been Bali, Madrid and London, constant reminders every day,” his twin Paul Gyulavary said. “What he achieved in his short life is remarkable. He lived the life of 10 people.
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MANY families of those killed in the Twin Towers on September 11 four years ago still struggle to forgive. They will never forget.
Stuart Knox, 33 — principal of the small school at Woomera in outback South Australia — said yesterday was a hard day.
His brother Andrew was on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Centre’s north tower, working as a construction project manager, when American Airlines Flight 11 cut into the building. With co- workers he made his way to the roof, hoping to be rescued. By mobile phone a co-worker was heard to say: “Andrew, I can’t breathe”. He replied: “I can’t breathe either”. Those were the last words heard from him.
“Four years down the track, the feelings are still the same,” said his twin brother Stuart. “All of the families would like there to be some justice for Osama bin Laden.”
Andrew Knox was a passionate unionist and ALP supporter, and his brother believes that he would have probably stood for parliament. “I am past the anger at his life being cut short, but I look at the fact that it was tied into such a political event.
“This world, since September 11, hasn’t gotten any better. You look not just at Bali but all the other terrorist acts. I can certainly empathise with the families of Bali and London.”
Architect Peter Gyulavary, 44, who had lived in the US for 20 years and worked on major infrastructure projects around the world, was on the 91st floor of the World Trade Centre’s south tower.
“It never goes away. It’s constantly on the news and there’s been Bali, Madrid and London, constant reminders every day,” his twin Paul Gyulavary said. “What he achieved in his short life is remarkable. He lived the life of 10 people.
“Peter’s body was recovered intact. His soul is no longer at Ground Zero. When I think about Peter I don’t think about how he died but how he lived.”
Mr Gyulavary said the terrorist attacks have left a burden on Muslims across the world. “Islamic leadership groups in Australia should come out more loudly and more constantly against the attacks.”
A memorial bench in Gosford and a star near the Southern Cross are what Jacqui van Deinsen and her husband have to remember their daughter Lesley Thomas, who died at the age of 40. The family arranged to have a star named after their daughter.