Button
- Description
- Memorial button created in memory of George L. Merino with a black-and-white photograph of Merino, his wife, Olga, and their daughter, Tania.
- Historical Notes
- George Merino came to the United States as a child from Matanzas, Cuba. As an adult, he lived in Bayside, Queens, with his wife, Olga, and their 11-year-old daughter. George followed the news from Cuba on a shortwave radio and taught his daughter about his native land. He was a securities analyst at Fiduciary Trust. On September 11, George was at work the South Tower’s 90th floor. He was 39 years old.
- Accession Number: C.2012.200.12
- Dimensions: 2.25 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 5.715 cm
- Source: Olga Merino
- Credit Line: Gift of Olga and Tania Merino
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