P000627
February 26, 2002
Kenneth L. Zwick
Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Main Building Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20530
Re: VICTIMS 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 26 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, 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 - OUR RIGHT AS PARENTS IS TO HAVE A LIFETIME OF
PAIN AND SUFFERING.
A Parents' Pain and Suffering should be part of 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 the surviving families-DO NOT DO
THIS!! A way should be found to include parents as "beneficiaries" under the Fund without at the same
time reducing the amounts otherwise payable to to the surviving spouse and children.
Thank you in advance, we remain
Sincerely yours,
Individual Comment
Morganville, NJ