Invitation
- Description
- Wedding invitation for the marriage of Michael Francis Lynch and his fiancée, Stephanie, dated November 16, 2001. Text on the front reads: "Two lives, two hearts | joined together in friendship | united forever in | Love." Interlocking hearts are embossed on the front.
- Historical Notes
- One of 10 siblings, Michael Lynch was born in the Bronx and continued to live there as an adult. He and his fiancée, Stephanie, were to marry in November 2001. A firefighter with FDNY Ladder Company 32, Michael was working with Engine Company 40 on September 11. Firefighter Lynch was seen in a stairwell in 4 World Trade Center, heading toward the South Tower. He was 30 years old.
Curator's Comment
Growing up with nine siblings, Michael Lynch lived in a home filled with friends and family. There, he met Stephanie: a friend of his younger sister who became a regular at the Lynch house. By summer 2001, Michael and Stephanie were a couple, attending a family vacation at the New Jersey shore and planning their wedding for that November. On the evening of September 10, Michael and Stephanie discussed wedding plans. “Do you still want to marry me?” Stephanie teased. “Of course I do,” Michael said.
- Accession Number: C.2015.92.6
- Dimensions: 4.75 in X 6.25 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 12.065 cm X 15.875 cm
- Source: Kathleen Lynch
- Credit Line: Gift of the Lynch family in memory of Michael
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