Michelle Henrique was an executive secretary in investment operations with Fiduciary Trust Company International. The 27-year-old was at her office on the 97th floor of Tower 2 and was killed during the 9/11 attack.
As a child, Michelle Henrique's life had revolved around her family and church - and at 27, she saw no reason to change her focus. A secretary at Fiduciary Trust, she split her week between her parents' home and her grandparents' home in Staten Island, lending a hand at each. At her grandparents', she was a house-sitter. At her parents', she helped care for her orphaned cousins, 5 and 8, who were being adopted by the family.
At the Church of the Holy Child, she was president of the Columbettes, the women's Knights of Columbus group. She mainly organized and helped run benefits - grilling hamburgers, singing Broadway hits and doing a bit of acting. She played, for instance, an over-the-top mother of a male bride in drag. One of the youngest presidents of the group, she had been involved in its charitable work since she was a teen-ager.
Her mother described her daughter as "not afraid to go forward and do things." That attitude was reflected in everything from helping with a charity ball to cooking hamburgers and organizing games for children at a picnic. She was also the first woman to tend bar at the Stolzenthaler Council, Knights of Columbus.
Miss Henrique completed her presidency in June and a testimonial was planned for Sept. 25. Instead, the group gathered earlier in the month for a rosary vigil. Miss Henrique's eager and generous spirit will also be remembered by her boy friend’s family, Craig Castro. Along with fishing on his family's boat, the couple enjoyed her passion for the Yankees, Monday Night Football and traveling together.
With discount tickets from her boyfriend, a Continental Airlines employee, she vacationed in Hawaii, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. She did not know it, but Mr. Castro had bought a ring, a surprise for her birthday in December.
As a child, Michelle Henrique's life had revolved around her family and church - and at 27, she saw no reason to change her focus. A secretary at Fiduciary Trust, she split her week between her parents' home and her grandparents' home in Staten Island, lending a hand at each. At her grandparents', she was a house-sitter. At her parents', she helped care for her orphaned cousins, 5 and 8, who were being adopted by the family.
At the Church of the Holy Child, she was president of the Columbettes, the women's Knights of Columbus group. She mainly organized and helped run benefits - grilling hamburgers, singing Broadway hits and doing a bit of acting. She played, for instance, an over-the-top mother of a male bride in drag. One of the youngest presidents of the group, she had been involved in its charitable work since she was a teen-ager.
Her mother described her daughter as "not afraid to go forward and do things." That attitude was reflected in everything from helping with a charity ball to cooking hamburgers and organizing games for children at a picnic. She was also the first woman to tend bar at the Stolzenthaler Council, Knights of Columbus.
Miss Henrique completed her presidency in June and a testimonial was planned for Sept. 25. Instead, the group gathered earlier in the month for a rosary vigil. Miss Henrique's eager and generous spirit will also be remembered by her boy friend’s family, Craig Castro. Along with fishing on his family's boat, the couple enjoyed her passion for the Yankees, Monday Night Football and traveling together.
With discount tickets from her boyfriend, a Continental Airlines employee, she vacationed in Hawaii, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. She did not know it, but Mr. Castro had bought a ring, a surprise for her birthday in December.
Michelle Henrique was an executive secretary in investment operations with Fiduciary Trust Company International. The 27-year-old was at her office on the 97th floor of Tower 2 and was killed during the 9/11 attack.
As a child, Michelle Henrique's life had revolved around her family and church - and at 27, she saw no reason to change her focus. A secretary at Fiduciary Trust, she split her week between her parents' home and her grandparents' home in Staten Island, lending a hand at each. At her grandparents', she was a house-sitter. At her parents', she helped care for her orphaned cousins, 5 and 8, who were being adopted by the family.
At the Church of the Holy Child, she was president of the Columbettes, the women's Knights of Columbus group. She mainly organized and helped run benefits - grilling hamburgers, singing Broadway hits and doing a bit of acting. She played, for instance, an over-the-top mother of a male bride in drag. One of the youngest presidents of the group, she had been involved in its charitable work since she was a teen-ager.
Her mother described her daughter as "not afraid to go forward and do things." That attitude was reflected in everything from helping with a charity ball to cooking hamburgers and organizing games for children at a picnic. She was also the first woman to tend bar at the Stolzenthaler Council, Knights of Columbus.
Miss Henrique completed her presidency in June and a testimonial was planned for Sept. 25. Instead, the group gathered earlier in the month for a rosary vigil. Miss Henrique's eager and generous spirit will also be remembered by her boy friend’s family, Craig Castro. Along with fishing on his family's boat, the couple enjoyed her passion for the Yankees, Monday Night Football and traveling together.
With discount tickets from her boyfriend, a Continental Airlines employee, she vacationed in Hawaii, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. She did not know it, but Mr. Castro had bought a ring, a surprise for her birthday in December.
As a child, Michelle Henrique's life had revolved around her family and church - and at 27, she saw no reason to change her focus. A secretary at Fiduciary Trust, she split her week between her parents' home and her grandparents' home in Staten Island, lending a hand at each. At her grandparents', she was a house-sitter. At her parents', she helped care for her orphaned cousins, 5 and 8, who were being adopted by the family.
At the Church of the Holy Child, she was president of the Columbettes, the women's Knights of Columbus group. She mainly organized and helped run benefits - grilling hamburgers, singing Broadway hits and doing a bit of acting. She played, for instance, an over-the-top mother of a male bride in drag. One of the youngest presidents of the group, she had been involved in its charitable work since she was a teen-ager.
Her mother described her daughter as "not afraid to go forward and do things." That attitude was reflected in everything from helping with a charity ball to cooking hamburgers and organizing games for children at a picnic. She was also the first woman to tend bar at the Stolzenthaler Council, Knights of Columbus.
Miss Henrique completed her presidency in June and a testimonial was planned for Sept. 25. Instead, the group gathered earlier in the month for a rosary vigil. Miss Henrique's eager and generous spirit will also be remembered by her boy friend’s family, Craig Castro. Along with fishing on his family's boat, the couple enjoyed her passion for the Yankees, Monday Night Football and traveling together.
With discount tickets from her boyfriend, a Continental Airlines employee, she vacationed in Hawaii, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. She did not know it, but Mr. Castro had bought a ring, a surprise for her birthday in December.
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