N002382
1/12/02
Re: Victims Compensation Fund
On September 11, 2001, my fiancee,
was
killed during the attack on the World Trade Center. We had loving relationship and were to be
married October of 2001. Our plans with my son and our fianc‚ were destroyed. We also bough
a home together two years ago which I am in jeopardy of losing now.
The victims compensation Fund, which has been set up with Federal funds, was to
provide
compensation to all the victims families. It is not clear how the fiancees and domestic partners of
New Jersey should be treated. From what I have been told, we will get nothing. We should be
treated equally as family members and spouse, sine the intent was to help all of us according to
the senators and congress persons with whom I have spoken.
I am struggling hard to find any hope in the future for my son and I. We had a beautiful
life
planned and we had already established ourselves as a family. monies were 70% of our
income and although my son and I were the only ones he supported his parents will receive these
funds. There are a couple of hundred fiancees and domestic partners that were directly effected
not only economically, but also the loss of companionship and domestic services which was
supposed to be the intent of the Congressional legislation. How can this be ignored? Why must
we fall between the cracks? We only have until next week to modify this situation and help
everyone.
Thank you for giving this letter your highest consideration and I look forward to hearing
from
you soon.
Individual Comment
Matawan, NJ