A005542
February 19, 2002
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
U.S. Dept. of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20530
Re: VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND
Non-economic: PAIN & SUFFERING
Dear Mr. Zwick:
We lost our only son in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. He was 38 years
old. We will live with this terrible nightmare the rest of our lives.
While we truly believe that most of the compensation should go to his wife and children,
however, as the law stands now, we have no rights as parents to receive compensation for our
horrific pain and suffering.
Our lives have been destroyed and yet we have no rights as parents to receive compensation
for our horrific pain and suffering.
Our lives have been ruined by his loss and yet we have no rights as parents to receive
compensation for our horrific pain and suffering.
Our lives have been turned up-side down and yet we have no rights as parents to receive
compensation for our horrific pain and suffering.
Our pain is devastating and will last a lifetime and yet we have no rights as parents to
receive compensation for our horrific pain and suffering.
Our son can never be replaced - THIS WILL BE OUR LIFETIME PAIN AND
SUFFERING AS PARENTS TO ENDURE.
A Parents' Pain and Suffering should be part of the non-economic fund's regulation. Our Pain
& Suffering should be completely separate and apart from the compensation that the wife and
children are going to receive. It should not be included as one package in the award to the
wife and children, even if it is written clearly as such. This will cause MUCH FRICTION in
surviving families - DO NOT DO THIS!!!!
Thanking you in advance, we remain
Sincerely Yours,
Individual Comment
Monroe Twp, NJ