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/.
