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Susan Rescorla, right, wife of Rick Rescorla, who died while ...
Jul 30th, 2011
(AP) - Susan Rescorla, right, wife of Rick Rescorla, who died while leading rescue efforts in the South Tower of the World Trade Center as a security chief with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, listens to a musical selection with British artist Roy Ray at St. Peter’s Church near ground zero in New York Saturday, July 30, 2011 during a dedication ceremony of Ray’s artwork called ’Evilution: Where Their Footsteps Left No Trace.’ The five-paneled artwork, which represents historic events that caused devastation at Dresden, Hiroshima, Auschwitz, wartime Coventry and New York on Sept. 11, 2011 was dedicated to Rick Rescorla, Father Mychal Judge, and 9/11 first responders. The panel from the artwork representing the 9/11 attacks was gifted to New York by Ray during the ceremony. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) -
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