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Local 375 member designs memorial for WTC

Charles E. Kaczorowski toiled for 10 months at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, leading the midnight to 8 a.m. shift of technical city workers assigned to the cleanup from the Dept. of Design and Construction.

As the World Trade Center rebuilding project gets underway, Kaczorowski is working with a survivors’ organization on a project to honor the family members of the victims and the thousands of workers who helped with the cleanup and recovery.

Kaczorowski, a Project Manager who goes by the nickname “Charlie K,” has designed a “Living Memorial,” which he hopes will be part of the World Trade Center Memorial Plaza.

A description of the proposal is posted on the Web page of the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network (www.survivorsnet.org).

As described by the Web site, the 400-member group brings together survivors, witnesses and others profoundly affected by the events of 9/11.

“I wanted my design for this memorial to capture and preserve what I saw, being there that fateful morning, and for all the feelings that stayed within me during my time at Ground Zero,” Kaczorowski said.

Kaczorowski’s memorial contains three related elements: a foundation, the base of the fountain and 20 three-dimensional human silhouettes. The silhouettes, covered with a mirror-like surface, depicts survivors, including fire, police, emergency and other workers involved in the recovery and cleanup.

The base measures 9 x 11 feet, recalling the date of the tragic attack. The memorial fountain contains seven frosted-white glass blocks, with two beams representing the Twin Towers hovering over five other blocks representing the remaining five buildings of the WTC complex.

The dedication plaque reads, “Ye are the salt of the earth, ye are the light of the world.”

 

 

 
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