Lisa Friedman Clark oral history interview conducted by Laurel Gumpert, April 7, 2020

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Lisa's husband, Andy, worked on the 92nd floor of the North Tower of the WTC on 9/11 and unfortunately did not survive. He was a great father and was very involved with their twins, coaching their sports teams and taking them to games. The night before 9/11, Lisa decided to stay home and watch a football game with Andy and their sons. This was the last night they shared together, and Lisa is grateful for that family time. The next morning, Andy managed to call her using someone else's phone and told her calmly that he was in a room with plenty of air. Lisa could only tell him how much she loved him and hung up the phone in shock. After thirty minutes, Lisa knew that Andy was not coming home. The boys spent the day at a friend's house while Lisa went to temple. She would later find out that everyone on the 91st floor and below of the North Tower survived, while everyone above did not. During the days after this tragedy, a child psychologist recommended doing something to make her sons feel involved. Lisa printed flyers and they visited hospitals, police stations, and fire departments, handing out socks to the responders and sharing Andy's information. Soon after 9/11, Lisa held a service for Andy. The psychologist stated that children need their world to be black and white, and the emotional strain of not knowing would impact them negatively. About 2 ½ years later, some of Andy's remains were found which gave his family some closure. The company Lisa worked for raised…

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