Carnegie Mellon University Alumni, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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N 40° 26.556 W 079° 56.568
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A plaque and a tree in memory of the school's alumni that perished
Waymark Code: WM4RVF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2008
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Located in a central and busy pedestrian through way on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, the memorial consists of a small plaque, elevated from the ground at about 15 inches high, and located in front of a small tree. The tree was planted in October 2001, and the plaque was unveiled during a ceremony on the first year anniversary, on September 11, 2002. On the plaque, the names of the university's alumni that perished are inscribed, along with a poem by Jim Daniels, professor of English.
Date of Dedication: 09/11/2002
Name of organization that built the memorial: Carnegie Mellon Alumni
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Text on the memorial: in Remembrance
US, NOW
We move through heavy days,
wading through the river
of routine, carrying on,
because we must.
While evil shrinks to its dense
core, we grow into a family
of open hands. In every room,
we search for one to clasp,
one to kiss, embrace
of us.
We mourn. We bow our heads
to find our real voices,
to refuse the columns of names
and make each name its own list
of one.
Now we look over the flat lawns,
carefully tended, smooth as dreams
in which we survive one
more day.
We remember the earth
has been broken. We plant a tree.
Here it rises without a sound.
Here we stop
and listen.
By Jim Daniels, professor of English
Carnegie Mellon University
October 13, 2001
Written in remembrance of our distinguished alumni and friends lost on September 11, 2001
Lawrence Kim
Frederick Kuo, Jr.
Gary Lasko
Alan Linton
Norma Lang Steuerle
Jonathan Uman
Matthew D. Yarnell
Physical address of memorial: 5000 Forbes avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15213
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
Website for more information: Not listed
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