N001184
Saturday, December 29, 2001 10:29 AM
Victim's comp fund
Dear Mr. Zwick,
My name is and I was engaged to , who was an employee with . I have been reading all of the regulalations and it seems to me that fiancees are not being recognized at all in this matter. In there are alone 38 fiancees. I feel that this is extremely unfair. We were the ones that these men chose to spend the rest of their lives with. In my particular situation, and I moved to a new apartment that is double the rent I was paying before we moved in. I must explain to you that I am not writing to you to ask that I become rich in this whole ordeal. I would like to pay my rent, perhaps go back to school and rebuild my future. I was the one that shared his dreams with. I met when I was 12 years old and I was the one he kissed good night every night and said "sweet dreams" to. Doesn't that account for anything? In the regulations it is stated that one person per family submit a claim form.However, for each family that had fiancess, you are really talking about two families, not one. had his mother and in no way would I ever want to take away from her. I love her. She has always been like a second mother to me. I will never go to court to fight her on this. That would be like taking name and spitting on it. I just don't understand how we are not being recognized in this. All of us young women need to rebuild our lives. Out entire future has been robbed from us. Please make this a just situation. The charities, like Red Cross, have recognized us as "domestic partners" and as well has recognized us as two families. Why cant the gov't recognize us as how are loved ones recognized us. was my whole life and like these other fiancee, we feel that by not recognizing us, you are not recognizing our mens last wishes. Thank you for your time and consideration with this matter.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Great Neck, NY