Baseball Cap

Born in East Meadow on Long Island, Laurence Polatsch lived in Manhattan. Friends called him Mr. Hollywood for his appearances at celebrity parties and for once asking actress Julia Roberts out on a date after spotting her at a store. Laurence was an equities trader and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 104th floor. Laurence was 32 years old.

Native New Yorker Gregory Richards went to college in Michigan and worked in Florida before returning to Michigan to start a business. He married his wife, Erin, in 1997 and welcomed a son in 1999. Soon after, the family moved to New York City. Greg took a job as a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald’s subsidiary eSpeed. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 105th floor. He was 30 years old.

Born in Huntington on Long Island, Scott Weingard lived in New York City. A University of Michigan graduate, he returned there annually for football games. Known as First Time Scotty, he liked to try new things and had once swung with a trapeze team while vacationing at a resort. On September 11, Scott was on the North Tower’s 104th floor at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was a trader. He was 29 years old.