W000449
Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:07 AM
Victim Compensation Fund
Dear Mr. Zwick,
In response to your request for comment concerning the September 11th
Victims Compensation Fund established by Congress to provide assistance to
those directly affected by the tragic events of September 11, I wanted to
write to tell you about my partner, who I lost in this tragedy, and how this
has affected my life. My partner perished in the Pentagon crash, we had
been together for nearly fourteen years. We fully expected to live
together for the rest of our lives. I did not expect that he would be taken
from me so soon. Like so many other families who have written, my grief is
deep and the uncertainty that lies ahead only adds to our desperate
situations.
In addition to emotional interdependence we shared all of our finances. We
owned our home together, shared bank accounts, and I was covered under his
company health insurance. I must now face surviving without the income
from the primary income producer in our household. I am asking you to base
you eligibility requirements for compensation on broadly defined criteria
demonstrating the financial dependence I have described to you. This will
ensure that equitable compensation is provided to all the families of the
victims.
Thank you for your consideration of my comments.
Individual Comment
Washington, DC