A005498
December 13, 2001
Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick
Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Divsion
U.S. Department of Justice
Main Building - Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Re. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Dear Director Zwick,
I am the fiancee and registered domestic partner of Firefighter , who was lost with his company, Ladder , in the World Trade Center Disaster. We were registered with the City Clerk of New York City on , and have been living together for over 6 years. We were to be married on August 1, 2002, and were supposed to book our reception hall on thursday, September 13th, two days after the tragedy.
I am writing to you now to ask that you, along with Kenneth Feinberg, include me, and other
domestic partners, as qualified claimants who are eligible to seek money compensation from the September 11th Victims' Compensation Fund. We should have the same rights as spouses, as we were also in loving, committed relationships, and had built lives together with our lost loved ones.
There have been several instances so far where domestic partners were given the same rights as spouses that we deserve. I am enclosing copies of some of them for your review. Please, do not forget us. If you would like to speak with me, please call .
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Individual Comment
Jackson Heights, NY
Attachment 1
Certificate of Domestic Partnership
Attachment 2
Pictures
Attachment 3
Chapter 4
Board of Estimate
New York City Administrative Code
Attachment 4
Article: New York's Governor Pataki OK's Equal Survivor Benefits
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