EAST LANSING, August 26, 2025 – Michigan Remembers 9/11 prepares to mark another year of solemn reflection on a terrible day that shook the world in 2001. Now, September 11 has receded yet another year into the past, beyond the living memory of many Americans alive today.
Like so many who witnessed the events as they unfolded, we feel the indelible mark left by those whose hatred sought to tear us down. Through remembrance, though, we choose to recall more strongly the love and compassion shown by those who rushed to help the victims and shield the survivors that day.
We also look back in gratitude for the millions who came together in spirit across the globe to lend their strength to all who suffered that day. Regardless of nationality, place of worship, or trivial political differences, the light of our shared humanity showed us the path out of the smoke, dust, and darkness that threatened to swallow us.
Since that day, it has been our mission and our privilege to remember each of the 42 Michigan victims of 9/11 who perished in the attacks in Manhattan, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. Their profiles can be found at MichiganRemembers.org. We hope every Michigander will take a moment to reflect on their lives and their sacrifice on this 24th anniversary, and to remember those whose actions that day saved so many others.
"For nearly a quarter century, we have strived to keep alive the memory of each person with ties to Michigan who lost their life on September 11, 2001,'' said Patrick L. Anderson, one of the founders of the Michigan Remembers 9/11 Fund and a survivor of the attacks on New York's World Trade Center. "As always, we remain committed to sharing their names and stories, and to denying the attackers' desire to erase even one of us from history."
Anderson is known as the principal and CEO of the Anderson Economic Group in East Lansing, but he was also staying in the World Trade Center Marriott for a conference that day. His story was featured on the national PBS series "We'll Meet Again'' in 2018.
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The Michigan Remembers 9/11 Fund is a 501c3 charity supported by private donations. The Fund has previously sponsored "Run to Remember" events, high school essay contests, and travel for Michigan's first responders to the World Trade Center for 9/11 events. Today, it continues to maintain the list of lost lives and memorials around the state dedicated to their memory. For more information, please visit https://michiganremembers.org/.
EAST LANSING, Aug. 30, 2024 - Even today, after more than 2 decades, most Americans know the name Todd Beamer. On September 11, 2001, Todd famously said "Let's roll" when he and a handful of other passengers took on the terrorists who had taken control of United Flight 93 that day. Setting aside fears for their personal safety and knowing their likely fate, these everyday Americans forced the flight crashed over a Pennsylvania field. In doing so, they prevented the flight from striking its target in Washington, D.C., and adding further to the day's horror and carnage. As we grieve the loss of their lives and so many others, we honor Beamer and his fellow passengers today for their act of heroism.
Every year, the City of Lansing hosts an event to honor and remember those who lost their lives, the families, and the survivors of September 11, 2001, at Wentworth Park in downtown Lansing.
More details: lansingmi.gov
September 8 through September 11 the Lansing Veterans Council and local veteran groups will be conducting a 9-11 remembrance display. The “A Day to Remember” memorial field will be displayed at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing.
More details: Fox47 News
World Trade Center Survivor Patrick Anderson Joined by Lansing Mayor Andy Schor in Placing Wreath at Wentworth Park Memorial
EAST LANSING, Mich. — August 30, 2021
Patrick L. Anderson, WTC survivor and founder of the Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund, was joined by uniformed police officers and Lansing Mayor Andy Schor yesterday in placing a memorial wreath at Wentworth Park’s steel beam monument. The occasion was, as always, one of solemnity and reflection for Mr. Anderson.
Looking back on that day with the perspective of these elapsed 20 years, memories of that day have softened for many who are old enough to have watched it unfold. The edges, however, remain as sharp and jarring as ever for survivors and for those who lost loved ones to the flames and rubble. Michigan Remembers 9-11 maintains a list and brief bios of those lost from our state.
East Lansing, MI - September 11, 2020
Contact: Lisa Wootton Booth, 517.333.6984
Most Americans remember Todd Beamer, the 9/11 hero who said “Let’s roll,” before fighting back terrorists aboard United Flight 93, bound for an attack on Washington, D.C. In the struggle, the flight crashed over a Pennsylvania field.
Few Michiganders are aware Beamer was a Flint native. The Michigan Remembers 9/11 Fund has now identified 42 people of Michigan who perished in the 9/11 attacks, including people who were born, grew up in, or had other ties to the state.
Twenty-three of the 42 victims, more than half, were identified and added to the list through extensive research completed in 2020. Profiles on the honored dead are at https://michiganremembers.org.
East Lansing Fire Department firefighter and paramedic Nicole Kitson was one of two runners selected by the Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund to participate in the Tunnel to Towers 5K in New York City.(Photo: RJ Wolcott / Lansing State Journal)
EAST LANSING — When Nicole Kitson started working as a firefighter in 2007, she learned that each day on the job had the potential to end in sacrifice.
Later this month, she’ll run alongside fellow emergency responders to honor those who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
Kitson is one of two Michigan runners selected by the Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund to take part in the Tunnel to Tower 5K Run and Walk. The race will be held in New York City on Sept. 27.
Working as an emergency responder wasn’t what Kitson originally envisioned for herself, she said.
After graduating from Davenport University with a business degree, she worked for a year before realize she wasn’t content.
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