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Brooke Jackman had a photographic memory that earned her, at 23, an unofficial role as family historian. If her mother wanted to remember a decade-old conversation, she'd dial up Brooke, her youngest daughter, at her Murray Hill apartment. Usually Brooke recalled not only what was said, but what everyone was wearing at the time. In late August, she organized a family birthday outing: she, her parents and two siblings went to dinner in Greenwich Village, then to an Off-Broadway play.
She forever had her nose in a book, read everything from Sylvia Plath to ''Sex and the City''-style fluff, and stopped by the Borders bookstore almost daily on her way home from her new job as an assistant bond trader at Cantor Fitzgerald. She was, said her brother, Ross, literally the kind of person who would not hurt a fly. ''There were times I'd try to kill a bug, and she wouldn't let me.''
She grew up in Oyster Bay, N.Y., graduated from Columbia University in 2000 on the Dean's List, and gravitated to Wall Street, where her father and brother worked, after a year in publishing. But she was not completely fulfilled at Cantor Fitzgerald. ''She decided there were more important things in life than making money,'' said her brother. A master's in social work was her goal, and she was in the process of applying to Berkeley and Columbia to achieve it.
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Janice Friedlander
September 12, 2024
You and everyone who died that day along with all those who died of 9/11 related illnesses or are currently suffering from 9/11 illnesses will never ever be forgotten. Rest in peace.
steven albelda
September 11, 2023
On September 8th of 2001 a Saturday,
I owned the Optical Store where Brooke came into to pick up an item.
I remember talking with her ( like it was yesterday) asking how she was and what she had done after college.
She told me that she worked for Canter Fitzgerald ( who I never heard about?)
and that she was leaving at the end of next week. I remember her saying that “there were more important things than money”.
On Tuesday morning the 11th while making a quick Bank Deposit at Bank of America. On the TV ( which usually had news of the Stock Market live).
The World Trade Center was on fire and I thought it was an accident by a private plane.
At work ( before Great internet coverage)
My wife called me to say that the World Trade Center’s collapsed and In needed to come home immediately.
When I heard that Canter Fitzgerald was gone, Brooke’s face was in my head and I cried for about 15 minutes.
She was so sweet and kind and I will never forget that day in our town with such a loss. God Bless her friends and family.
Janice Friedlander
September 11, 2023
You will never be forgotten nor will our first responders, our soldiers, and those who have died and those suffering from 9/11 related illnesses.
Ryan
September 11, 2022
I just saw your niece read your name on the 9/11 memorial remembrance ceremony even though we did not know each other you need to turn into a young beautiful woman that I know you´d be proud of rest in peace.
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Janice Friedlander
September 11, 2022
You will always be remembered along with everyone else we lost that day.
Janice Friedlander
Joel and Fran Mason
September 10, 2022
Such a loss. So hard. We attended the memorial service. Belonged to Mill River Country Club with Barbara and Bob and played golf for many years. Such a loss. Think of it all of the time.
Janice Friedlander
September 12, 2020
My family lost my brother, Steven Jacobson, who died on the top floor of the North Tower that day. Never a day goes by that we don't think about him and all the other innocent lives that were lost that day and especially all those lives that continue to be affected from the toxic materials that were in the air that day. For all of us, 9/11 never seems to end.
You were a bright star that faded much too soon.
Please continue to watch over all of us.
Janice
Kim
September 11, 2020
On this 19th anniversary, I am thankful to know your story, Brooke. Although I did not know you, today I am reflecting on your life and thinking about the lasting impact you had on others. Your kindheartedness and the desire to make a difference in this world has touched me.
A.L.
July 5, 2019
Sending thoughts and prayers to those who knew Brooke including her loved ones.
Amanda Carter
February 21, 2019
Today I have visited the 9/11 memorial and I was so touched when I saw your name. I couldnt help but want to follow your story as my maiden name is Jakeman. You were so young and had your whole life ahead of you, my condolences to your family.
Kiley Hayden
September 12, 2018
Thinking of you on this day
Kiley Hayden
September 12, 2018
September 11, 2018
God bless, thinking of you on this day.
Derek
August 28, 2018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKE ALEXANDRA, I LOVE YOU
Derek
August 23, 2018
Brooke, as the 9/11 anniversary approaches, I have been thinking more about you, you hold a very special place in my life, I can't imagine what you felt being trapped with no way out but just know if I would have been there, I would have put my arms around you and never left you, I know you are in heaven and in a better place, I just know that your watching over me, your family and friends, I will always love you Brooke, you will always be in my heart!!!
Janice
September 12, 2017
Another year gone by but you will never be forgotten.
Miller
September 11, 2017
Thinking of you again on this day. God bless.
Sarah Grace Downing
June 10, 2017
I went to New York for the first time for a girls trip with my family. On our last day we went to the 9/11 Memorial. My mom, sister and I said to find a name and to pray to that person and to remember them. I was looking at the north pool and trying to find a name and only one spoke to me Brooke Alexandra Jackman. I had no clue who she was. I went to the wall and looked her up and read about her. I will always pray to her and remember that there are good people in this world. God bless you in heaven Brooke and your family. I will always remember you.
Kenny Borgas
September 12, 2016
Although I never met you, your story and voice touched my heart! You (and the others) will NEVER be forgotten. May the Lord bless your family and may you rest in peace
September 11, 2016
You and all those who perished on 9/11 will never ever be forgotten.
Rest in Peace
Janice Friedlander
Sister to another 9/11 Victim, Steven Jacobson
Nick Farace
September 9, 2016
May God Bless You...We have Not Forgotten You and all The Other Who Lost Their Lives On September 11, 2001...You Left us Way to Soon...May You Be Resting in the Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ...Our Thought and Prayers are with your family, who must Miss You Every Day...nf
Phil Morizio
September 7, 2016
God Bless You in Heaven Brooke!!
September 5, 2016
As September 11th approaches again you have crossed my mind. God Bless.
Lisa Sands
September 11, 2015
I sat on the bench with Brooke's plaque in Central Park years ago with my dog. I think of her on every anniversary of her death along with all the others and their families who lost loved ones. RIP, Brooke. You and all those who died on 9/11/01 are remembered.
Photo taken at the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in Rochester, NY
Deborah K.
September 11, 2014
9/11/2014: I feel the time has come for me to share my story of how I've come to honor Brooke's memory on this day for the past 13 years. I was working in a public school on the Upper East Side the year of the attacks. In the days to follow 9/11, posters displaying the faces of the missing were everywhere, and the tragedy struck fathoms deeper upon seeing these multitudes. I'd often head out for a walk during lunch, and would sometimes visit a local Ben & Jerry's. It was there that I first viewed the portrait of this beautiful, vibrant-looking young woman, and her face and name were permanently etched in my mind. A couple of years later, I had a part-time position in a school on West 53rd Street. Brooke's sister, Erin was one of the teachers, and I worked individually with a few of the students from her class. During this time, I never actually attained confirmation that Erin and Brooke were sisters, though it did strike me that, not only did they share the same last name, but they looked as if they were closely related. However, I thought that to ask anyone to verify it would be lacking in decorum. Eventually, I took the time to do a web search, and learned about Brooke's life and aspirations, and the foundation started by her sister Erin. As I recall, I conducted this search during a time I no longer worked in that school. The message that I would now like to send to Erin is that I'm sorry for not having mustered up the courage to acknowledge this awareness, along with belated condolences, in person. I honor the amazingly generous literacy work you do in memory of your sister. Please know that I will continue to hold Brooke's compassionate spirit in the light each year at this time. My heart goes out to you and your family.
In Peace,
Charlotte
July 4, 2014
I recently visited the 9/11 memorial and chose one name from the engravings, promising to learn more about that person when I got home, to get to know about that individual in order to make the experience more personal. Looking at the memorial is a little overwhelming; nearly 3000 names which blend together as a statistic. A terrible one. Remembering Brooke Alexandra Jackman's name meamt I could equate the tragedy to something personal; a girl the same age as me, at a similar crossroads in her life. Makes the whole thing all the more devastating for me on a personal level.
RIP Brooke, it seems that you had so much more to give.
Huangyi
March 11, 2014
I feel so simpathy to you the first time I hear about your story.
You were so attach to this world......
I hope God can heal your wounds and comfort you with forever peace.
And...God bless all the people who care about you.
Michael Patmas
September 12, 2013
Dear Brooke. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to run the "Race to Remember" in Sacramento this year. I was hoping to do so and put a flag by your name at the memorial. I will do so next year.
Miller
September 11, 2013
Thinking of you again on this day. God Bless.
Eryn A
September 4, 2013
Dear Brooke,
Our teacher asked us to research 9/11, and as I was searching, I found the pages about you, and I have felt so touched by all the great things I've heard about you. I will never forget your story.
I am so sorry to all of those affected by Brooke's death and I hope that God holds your families close to his heart.
I'm sorry for your loss, and may Brooke live eternally in our hearts and in heaven.
Aug 2013 911 Memorial
J Piceno
August 31, 2013
Brooke
Kiley Hayden
March 28, 2013
Brooke, I'm a Deputy Sheriff in Los Angeles California. I just discovered that my new canine partner was named after you. She's a explosive detection canine from the Dept. of Defense. The D.O.D. has been naming canines after 9/11 victims. I just had to look you up. Your story and the message you left on your mothers voice mail brought tears to my eyes. Hopefully we can share your story and the legacy that you leave behind. GOD BLESS you and your family!
Judy Baum
March 2, 2013
After my run in the park today I sat on the bench that is named for you and I thought to look you up ... The tragedy of 9/11 feels fresh as ever ... My sympathy to your family and all those who loved you so very much. Jeb
Hanlie Bassingthwaighte
November 14, 2012
I touched your name today and wondered what you were like. You look lovely. I have four children close your age. R.I.P Hanlie Bassingthwaighte , South Africa
Phillip Klasing
September 11, 2012
In a list of all those who'd left us that day, Your name seemed to just float up off the page at random... So I wasn't too surprized to learn of your beautyful legacy that is living thru the hearts and pages of all those wonderfull children and they're books! I too am an avid lover of books. I think from here on I will in your name, remember to smile when turning over the last leaf of a great book!
Jon M
September 11, 2012
Remembering you on this day Brooke. From someone who will always remember your poster when I lived in New York at the time. God bless you.
Renita Parke
September 11, 2012
Thinking of you Brooke on this day. I named my daughter after you and she is five now (almost six!). There are many ways she reminds me of you: she has a photographic memory and no one in the family does! Also she has that smile that lights up a room and those around her. She is such a sweet girl! She is learning to read and just loves it! I talk to her often about you and show her pictures. You are such an inspiration to so many!! Love Renita and her Brookie Cookie!
Gillian
September 11, 2012
Eleven years have passed! Thinking of you... Loving you! Missing you!
September 10, 2012
Thinking of you on this day. God bless you and your family, and the wonderful work your foundation is doing. Please know that you have touched lives of people you didn't even know, and that you will never be forgotten.
Michael Patmas
September 9, 2012
Dear Brooke. You are not forgotten. Today 9/9/12 I ran the "Race to Remember" in Sacramento, CA. Each finisher was given a flag to place next to a name at Tribute Park. I placed my flag next to your name. I have a 23 year old daughter. I didn't know you, but after today, I will never forget you.
Renita Parke
May 28, 2012
Thinking of you this Memorial Day. RIP and God Bless You and your family!
October 11, 2011
I can't quite explain it, but your story has touched my life in a very personal way - even though I didn't even know you. As an Episcopalian I pray for the faithfully departed each Sunday, and I have prayed for you every week since I read about your life. Maybe it is because we are the same age, or maybe because you seem like someone I would have wanted to know. Although our human lives did not cross paths, maybe someday our souls will meet in Heaven. God bless you and your family.
Gloria Jackman
September 12, 2011
Thank you Lord for what you have given me.
Thank you Lord for what you have taken away from me.
Thank you Lord for what you have left me.
Philip Conroy
September 12, 2011
I will find peace of mind
For a short time
Amongst my kind
On an ocean isle
From heart ache
From loneliness
From daily worries
Back home in the west
I’ll find peace of mind
I’ll find rest
I’ll find peace of mind.
Andrew
September 12, 2011
To the Jackman family, The strength it must have taken to live through what you have, is un-imaginable. My three children have grown up in Oyster Bay, The oldest today being brooke's age in 2001. I wish you all the world of strength and energy to keep brooke's spirit alive.
Kenny Borgas
September 11, 2011
I didnt know you but just heard the phone call you made to your family that horrible day! I got real sad and upset because you were so young and beautiful. You sounded so scared. I dont know what else to say but i wish you were still here to live your life. May you rest in peace and may God bless your family!
Renita Parke
September 11, 2011
Thinking of you today. So hard to believe it has been 10 years. They had a ceremony at the fire dept in our town. They had a beam from one of the towers placed in a permanent memorial and they had bagpipers. I brought the kids down, Rocco and my Brookie named after you. We were talking with the captain who is a friend and I told them about you and how Brookie is named after you, very touching. Your memory will always live on, in my family and in so many others! Love to your family on this day.
Stacy Jackman
September 11, 2011
Even though I didn't know you, I feel a bond to you and your family. I remember seeing your name and picture along with the thousands of others that were up. Throughout the years your name is still fresh in my mind and maybe it's the fact we share the same last name. I've vowed to keep my last name so that if I ever have a daughter she will be name Brooke Alexandra Jackman. You are missed!!
Brooke
September 11, 2011
Heard your name on the television and as I am called Brooke decided too google you! What a wonderful person - Rest In Peace x
Nicole Rahilly
May 12, 2011
What a wonderful, perfect story for Brooke! I remember our phone conversations lasting for hours.....think of you often Brooke! Love always :)
Renita Parke
May 2, 2011
Brooke I am thinking of you and your family on this day! Today your murderer (and the murderer of thousands of other innocents) has finally been brought to justice! God bless you, may you and all others now finally rest in peace! You will live on in the hearts of all you touched in your earthly life and beyond, as well as in my daughter Brooke Alexandra who is named after you!
Jeanette Grolin
September 12, 2010
I remember you as a beutiful little girl, when I came all the way from Denmark to look after you and your big brother and sister. I know you are in heaven now and that you are mist alot. Bless you Brook and bless your mom and Dad, sister and brother.
Love Jeanette
September 7, 2010
saw the story in the NY Times about your family promoting literacy and what they're planning on doing next Saturday. nice idea. i'm sure you're watching from above.
August 21, 2010
I am running the Sept 5 WTC Run to Remember on Governors Island, and have chosen to run in memory of Brooke Alexandra Jackman. Each runner dedicates the run to a victim, and thought I did not know her, I share Brooke's name and I also work at Columbia College. I hope Brooke's family will know that she has been remembered. I intend to run my best time yet in her honor.
jessica van velsor
August 2, 2010
thinking of you brooke
Derek Booth
May 22, 2010
Brooke, i have been thinking about you all day and i just want to tell you that you have totched my life and anytime i close my eyes i can feel your arms around me and i feel like i'm in heaven with you honny and even though i don't want to, i'm going to go on because i know that's what you would want, i know you would do the same for me Brooke and i believe with all my heart that when my time comes you will be the one who takes my hand and takes me to heaven, i just know it... Brooke just remember that no matter what happens, no matter if your hear, no matter if your in heaven, your family your friends and i WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
Derek Booth
May 21, 2010
I don't know how to say this but i love you brooke. I never got the chance to meet you but from what i've read about you, you really were a loving person, you were so beautiful and way to young to die and i know you would be so proud to know that because of your dream kids who were victims of a crime are getting a second chance at having a life. Brooke, i just wish i could trade places with you sweetheart but i know that i can't but just remember your family and friends will love you always and i will always love you forever and always and i hope i'll get the chance to meet you in heaven one day soon.
Joel Hoffman
March 22, 2010
I saw a special on television last night about the Sept 11 attacks and that is why I am visiting this site today. I am glad that there is a place to visit to read about the people who lost their lives on that terrible day. My sincere condolences to the Jackman family. Brook looks like an angel and I am sure she is looking down and smiling from heaven. I am going to remember her and pray for her. God Bless.
March 8, 2010
Today I stopped on a stroll in Central Park with my dog and sat on a bench to soak in the beauty of the duck pond and the park's surroundings. As I turned around to see whose plaque was on the bench, it struck me that it belonged to Brooke Alexandra Jackman. My condolences to her family and friends for the loss of this beautiful young woman on 9/11. Brooke was remembered by this stranger and her dog who sat and enjoyed her bench and thought of her today.
Lisa Sands, New York, New York
Alysha Flowers
July 8, 2009
Well, I just want to say I found this site by accident. My brother just had a baby last night and named her Brooke Alexandra. I was googling her name today to see who all had that name (mainly if there were any famous people with that name). I can now say that I am totally honored to be an Aunt of someone who seems from the things I have read to be an honorable, loving and beautiful woman who left this world way to early for reasons that shouldn't have been. Love to the family and many blessings our hearts are with you always and forever.
Robbin Nesbitt
June 10, 2009
Although I didn't know Brooke, I feel honoured to have heard about her and learned even a little about her life. Her presence touched a dear friend beyone words and she is missed.
Sarah K
January 25, 2009
As a 10 year old reading the newspaper those days after the attacks, Brooke's missing poster printed with many others stood out to me, her photograph accompanied by an appeal to call her brother Ross with infomation. It may have been her smile, her name, who knows. She seemed so real and yet I knew nothing about her. I looked her up years later finding out that Brooke never was found. I'd always remembered her name and her photo, going so far as to name a a character in a short story after her. My blessings go out to the Jackman family.
Rebekah
September 16, 2008
Hi, Jackman family. My name is Rebekah, and my class is doing a project on 9/11. We all found one person who died this day, and we are doing a report on them. From what I have seen and heard, she was a very wonderful person who probably never had a bad word to say. She must have been an incredible person, and I would have loved to meet her. I am so sorry and I will think of you and her in my prayers.
Tara Salzman
August 18, 2008
Thinking of you... always and forever.
Love you Brooke
Debbi Wolfinger
September 25, 2007
To the Jackman Family,
My name is Debbi Wolfinger and I live in Sarasota Florida. Last year in September I found out I was expecting my first child.
On Sept 11th 06 I felt the need to view the 9/11 websites. I was scrolling down and came across Brooke Jackman, I clicked on her picture and read up on the foundation. It sounds like she was a wonderful person.
A few months later I found out that I was having a girl. We couldn't decide on a name....I kept thinking about the name Brooke ever since I clicked on that site. I had my husband Scott read up about Brooke on line and after that we knew that was the name. We could image having a daughter with the same giving qualities she had.
On May 10th our daughter "Brooke" came into our lives. When people ask who she is named after and I tell them Brooke Jackman. Although we never met your daughter I am glad I came across her picture and story.
With warm remembrances,
Debbi Wolfinger
Adam Peters
September 11, 2007
To the Jackman Family,
I just wanted to let you know that I think of Brooke and your family all the time, not just today. My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Rich Walker
September 11, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with your family often, but especially today.
Gabrielle Hoffman
September 11, 2007
To the Jackman Family,
My husband Stephen Hoffman worked for Cantor Fitzgerald and was with Brooke on 9/11/01. There is a tape that you let me have a copy of. Stephen and Brooke were on it, she had called you at home and was telling you she loved you. You could hear my husband in the back ground telling Brooke to tell you were they were located. I thank you so very much for that last chance to hear his voice, to hear that he was in control and not afraid. I am happy that he and Brooke worked together and that they could offer eachother some hope on that terrible day. I have a daughter she is now 11 years old, she had just turned 5 when Stephen was killed. We are hanging in there, I have to for her. I promised Stephen that I would provide a happy life for her and I try my best to do that everyday. I think of Brooke often, I've read about her and only am saddened by the fact that I've never met her. She sounds like a beautiful soul. May you find some confort in your terrible loss knowing that you will meet your daughter again someday when God chooses. I can't wait to see Stehen.
Love and Peace,
Gabrielle Hoffman
Doug Abraham
August 28, 2007
Happy Birthday!!!
Renita Parke
November 22, 2006
During the days following 9/11, I like so many others felt the desire to help those who had love ones lost. I began scanning the internet hospital patient logs and trying to match them with families looking for and missing loved ones. I came across a hospital entry listing Brooke as being a patient, and posted a message on Cantor Fitz's website only to find out later the information was incorrect, which was devastatingly heartbreaking. Although I did not personally know her, I did receive several emails from those who knew Brooke and loved her. I learned about the extraordinary person she was. I have never been able to forget Brooke. I think of her very often and feel a special connection to her. I am about to have my second child on Dec. 15, 2006 and have found out it is a girl who I am naming Brooke Alexandra in her honor. I hope her family and friends will know that Brooke touched people beyond her earthly life and will live on in both myself and my daughter. When she is old enough I will explain to my daughter the wonderful person she was named for and how Brooke was an inspiration to us all.
Renita Parke, Chicago, Illinois
P Tabbernor
November 15, 2006
In memory....
Kristine
November 6, 2006
As I cross-stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vain. We will always remember. God Bless.
Dori Chait
September 13, 2006
When I saw Brooke's pictures around NYC and on the television after 9/11, I was convinced that I knew her. I still to this day cannot figure out if I knew her from around the Kips Bay/Murray Hill area or from growing up on Long Island, or something else. On this five year anniversary of 9/11, I found the Brooke Jackman Foundation's website and learned some more about Brooke's interests, passions, and dreams. One thing that struck me was that we both worked in finance in NYC on 9/11 and we had both made a decision to change our careers to social work/welfare. Brooke did not get to enter this career, but I did. I will continue my dedication to social work in honor of Brooke and be thankful on a daily basis that I have been given the chance to do so.
September 10, 2006
5 years ago the world lost so many amazing people, as I greive on this day I grieve for all the victims, but Brooke will always be my face of 9/11. I will pray for her and her family always.
TIM MULLANE
July 23, 2006
MA GOD BLESS YOU ALL TIM FROM IRELAND
Ian Sanders
September 12, 2005
i go to los osos high school
and to remember the peopple of september11
i got a band
with her namme on it
September 11, 2005
On this 4th anniversary, wishing you peace in heaven...as always my prayers are with your family and all the families who lost loved ones. Never forget.....
Shawn Jarvis
October 25, 2004
I never met Brooke in person, but she would have been a great person to know. I came across her profile and was just impressed by the way she lived her life. I was very impressed by her compassion for others and her love of reading. I know that she was a wonderful person. She is in a better place, but is missed. However, she is not forgotten.
May God bless her family and friends.
January 7, 2004
i saw your family members on that show with john edwards. i hope it help all of you cope with this terrible tragedy and confirms that somehow in some way she is still around.
Joe Kapsch
September 11, 2003
Today I wear a wrist band with Brooke's name and photo on it in honor of her rememberance. My prayers go out to her and her family.
Sam Payrovi
September 11, 2003
Having only known Brooke through her friends' memories of her, I can only begin to imagine what a special individual she was. Her's is the face I see when reminded of 9/11. To me, Brooke Jackman symbolizes the loss that we have experienced through this tragedy. I will think of you and your family every year this day.
J D
September 10, 2003
On 9/11/03 as I did last year and will every year for the rest of my life...I will think of brooke, light a candle at St. Dominics Chapel and pray for her family. She is my face of 9/11...
Ryan Rowe
July 30, 2003
September 11th isn't forgotten, and neither are the people who perished that day.
Corrine Dumont
December 18, 2002
I as a parent myself of a child, I can not even begin to imagine what you are going through. I was just reading the 9-11 site and came across your daughter. There were so many young people that we lost. They had only just begun their lives. It is sad to see that they took your bright, beautiful and full of life daughter away from you.
And all the other lives in which we lost, due to their sinceless evil.I hope that your daughters memory will always live on, as her memory helped so many when she was with you.God Bless you and your family. And God Bless America, for we shall survive. And we will bring those responsible to Justice.
October 7, 2002
I am a 1999 graduate of Columbia who was 23 years old on Sept. 11, 2001. Though I didn't know Brooke while we were both at Columbia, I have thought of her often since I first read her story in the pages of the Times. I see in her myself, my friends, my classmates, and a world of possibility. My heart goes out to the Jackman family. Your daughter will be in my heart always.
Jim Spizarny
September 14, 2002
To the family of Brooke Jackman - a candle has been lit at Our Lady of Peace Church for Brooke. May the Lord our God grant her eternal life and peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
John Casais
September 12, 2002
I'm not usually the guest book type, but I was caught off guard by seeing Brooke's name yesterday in a list of the people we lost. I recognized her portrait in the New York Times immediately when I went back to look at it; she stands out as a particularly lovely young woman. I am sure I will think of Brooke Alexandra often, and will point to her as a poignant lesson to my daughter, Alexandra Brooke, of who we have lost.
chris amato
September 11, 2002
I never met Ms Jackman, but as a confused youth I can offer the fact that on the 14th, we had a tremendous candle vigil, and Brooke was one of four names that came up. A man from Shoprit in Plainview brought a flyer he had seen and put up a candle for her. He helped to give a face and name to all of this tragedy. My prayers to all those affected.
Amber Noling
September 11, 2002
I may have never known Brooke personally but she will always be in my heart forever. Best wishes to her family and friends.
Sharon Dennie
September 9, 2002
My thoughts are with you all.
Ellen Kushman
August 20, 2002
I live next door to the Borders book store in Murray Hill. The picture of beautiful, vivacious Brooke haunts and saddens me. Was she on line in front of me at the store? Did we drink our coffee side by side at the cafe tables? I'll never know. She was my neighbor--a compassionate, gifted person who helped to make our little corner of the city special. I hold her in my heart every time I step out my front door. Condolences to the Jackman family. Your precious daughter will not be forgotten.
-BLF
August 20, 2002
Just about everytime I see a special about 9/11 I see this same picture of a girl named Brooke Jackman. I don't know if it's one camera shot tha lots of people have used over and over or what- but something in her face, her smile stands out- it shines. I don't know her... but I get this feeling about her that she was a really wonderful person. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is about her face. She just looks like one of those people who light a room with their presence. To her family- I am so sorry you lost her. Its just not right. None of this is right. We won't forget these faces- these names.
April 9, 2002
I didn't know Brooke, though I know people that did. Reading and hearing about her after Sept. 11th, I feel an affinity with her. We were the same age, we both studied Women's Studies at Columbia, we were both from Long Island. However, I wonder if I touched as many lives as she did. I remember seeing her in class at Columbia and wishing I knew her. In a sea of people that looked mostly the same, she looked like an individual, someone I wanted to know. I'll always wish that I had the chance.
Tara Friedman
April 1, 2002
Brooke was one of the nicest people I was ever met. I was not as close to her in these past few years than I was back in high school but I can't express it enough how lucky I feel to be part of her life. I miss her very much. I don't think a day goes by that i do not mention her name. Whether it was talking to friends about the old times we shared or just thinking about her.
To know Brooke Jackman was to be very lucky.... We all miss you very much.
Love Always,
Tara
Marie Carnesi
March 12, 2002
Brooke was the most beautiful person that you could ever meet, I will always love her, and pray for her. My thoughts and prayers are with her family, and anyone else that has ever met this wonderful woman. I love you Brookie, and miss you so much.
Annette
March 11, 2002
Although I never met you I feel as if I knew you through a very sweet mutual friend who misses you so very much! Please know how many hearts you have touched. God bless you, your family and your friends.
Kathleen Leicht
March 11, 2002
I never knew Brooke personally, but after Sept. 11th, having heard Brooke's story several times I feel as though I have a bond with her. I am also 23, live in D.C. and was at the Pentagon on the morning of September 11th -- it could just as easily have been me. I know Brooke was a remarkable young woman, and that if you were lucky enough to know her, you lucked out. I am confident she is reaping the benefits of her kind and valuable life up in heaven. Love, thoughts, support and prayers to her family and friends from myself and my family.
February 5, 2002
DEAR GOD SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN BROOKE ALEXANDRA JACKMAN AND MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE WITH GOD AND HIS ANGELS..GOD BLESS HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.GOD BLESS AMERICA AND NEW YORK AND MAY WE NEVER FORGET 9/11/01.MAY GOD GREET HER THE GATES OF HEAVEN..AMEN
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