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9/11: Remembering a Son

Montville High School graduate Paul Skrzypek, a lacrosse player and marathoner, was 37.

 
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Albert and Edith Skrzypek, the parents of Paul Skrzypek, at Montville's 9/11 ceremony held on Sept. 11, 2010. This year, for the 10th anniversary, they plan to attend the memorial on Sept. 10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Edith Skrzypek said a physical condition with her back will prevent her from attending the ceremony the next day in New York. Paul Skyrzpek was 37 and started working for Cantor Fitzgerald six weeks before the attack. The lacrosse player and marathon runner graduated from Montville Township High School in 1982. His sister, Laura Kingsbury, graduated a few years later. Edith Skrzypek said the family received very little of her son’s remains, but said they were more fortunate than families who didn’t receive any remains. He will be buried with one of his parents at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. “No one enjoyed life more than he did,” Edith Skrzypek said of her son. She said she will never forgive the people behind the attacks. "My son can't come back to life."
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Albert and Edith Skrzypek, the parents of Paul Skrzypek, at Montville's 9/11 ceremony held on Sept. 11, 2010. This year, for the 10th anniversary, they plan to attend the memorial on Sept. 10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Edith Skrzypek said a physical condition with her back will prevent her from attending the ceremony the next day in New York. Paul Skyrzpek was 37 and started working for Cantor Fitzgerald six weeks before the attack. The lacrosse player and marathon runner graduated from Montville Township High School in 1982. His sister, Laura Kingsbury, graduated a few years later. Edith Skrzypek said the family received very little of her son’s remains, but said they were more fortunate than families who didn’t receive any remains. He will be buried with one of his parents at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. “No one enjoyed life more than he did,” Edith Skrzypek said of her son. She said she will never forgive the people behind the attacks. "My son can't come back to life."

As the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, Montville Patch is looking at how the attacks of that day have impacted the community and residents over the past decade.

We begin this series with a photo of two Montville residents who lost their only son.

Monday: Remembering a Son (Photo)

Tuesday: Teaching 9/11 in the Schools

Wednesday: 6 From Montville Who Died

Thursday: Memorials in Town (Gallery)

Friday: Security Changes

Saturday: This Year, Old Enough for the Ground Zero Ceremony

Sunday: Montville's Ceremony

Related Topics: 9/11

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