Warsaw Woman's Sister Worked On 101st Floor
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Diana Lackey woke to a nightmare.
Her daughter called at 8 a.m. asking for the name of the building where her Aunt Karen worked. Lackey asked why she wanted to know.
"Turn on your TV, mom."
Karen Hawley Juday, formerly of Nappanee and later of Elkhart, had been working in the World Trade Center building for about a year. Her office was on the 101st floor of the 110-story building.
"I am kind of numb," said Lackey, of Warsaw.
She was "hoping and praying" for the situation that had trapped her sister. But she didn't have any information on or from her sister. Then at 10 a.m., the World Trade Center collapsed. "My heart sank," said Lackey. "I pray and hope I am wrong and that's all I can do."
Juday, who is in her early 50s, moved to New York City in 1997. She had met a man named Richard who became her boyfriend, and she moved to Brooklyn. Richard works on Wall Street in the financial district of the city near the twin World Trade Center towers.
Lackey was the oldest of the six children. Juday was the youngest. Lackey described her sister as "a country girl." She said Juday was "fun" and "enjoyed life." "She was a happy person," said Lackey.
"Her fellow (Richard) brought more happiness that anyone else has," said Lackey. Lackey noticed that Juday acted and talked differently when she was with Richard.
But without word and having to wait seemingly forever, hope diminishes. Lackey didn't want to leave the phone or the television.
"I am just sitting in front of the TV. You wonder just what happened," said Lackey, her voice still. "You just wonder. Its hard to realize things like this happen in the U.S."
After getting her daughter's call, Lackey called her mother. who was safe in Michigan. She called her son in Seattle. Being a travel agent, he wasn't at work but was safe. Her immediate family was safe.
"Like I said, I am numb right now," said Lackey distantly.
But the American family was assaulted.
Safety has shifted into an unknown territory of terrorism. The day's milestones will not be forgotten, especially Sept. 11, the United Nation's International Day of Peace. [[In-content Ad]]
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Diana Lackey woke to a nightmare.
Her daughter called at 8 a.m. asking for the name of the building where her Aunt Karen worked. Lackey asked why she wanted to know.
"Turn on your TV, mom."
Karen Hawley Juday, formerly of Nappanee and later of Elkhart, had been working in the World Trade Center building for about a year. Her office was on the 101st floor of the 110-story building.
"I am kind of numb," said Lackey, of Warsaw.
She was "hoping and praying" for the situation that had trapped her sister. But she didn't have any information on or from her sister. Then at 10 a.m., the World Trade Center collapsed. "My heart sank," said Lackey. "I pray and hope I am wrong and that's all I can do."
Juday, who is in her early 50s, moved to New York City in 1997. She had met a man named Richard who became her boyfriend, and she moved to Brooklyn. Richard works on Wall Street in the financial district of the city near the twin World Trade Center towers.
Lackey was the oldest of the six children. Juday was the youngest. Lackey described her sister as "a country girl." She said Juday was "fun" and "enjoyed life." "She was a happy person," said Lackey.
"Her fellow (Richard) brought more happiness that anyone else has," said Lackey. Lackey noticed that Juday acted and talked differently when she was with Richard.
But without word and having to wait seemingly forever, hope diminishes. Lackey didn't want to leave the phone or the television.
"I am just sitting in front of the TV. You wonder just what happened," said Lackey, her voice still. "You just wonder. Its hard to realize things like this happen in the U.S."
After getting her daughter's call, Lackey called her mother. who was safe in Michigan. She called her son in Seattle. Being a travel agent, he wasn't at work but was safe. Her immediate family was safe.
"Like I said, I am numb right now," said Lackey distantly.
But the American family was assaulted.
Safety has shifted into an unknown territory of terrorism. The day's milestones will not be forgotten, especially Sept. 11, the United Nation's International Day of Peace. [[In-content Ad]]