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"A Kansas farm boy" ‹ that is how people describe William Caspar, even though he was a data processing specialist for Marsh & McLennan who could create highly detailed electronic forms.
But every summer, Mr. Caspar would return to the Kansas farm that has been in his family for five generations so he could help with the wheat harvest.
At Marsh & McLennan, Mr. Caspar, 57, would often work long hours, a habit he picked up on the farm. "You start work when the sun comes up, and you go to sleep when the sun goes down," Tony Alaimo, a colleague, quoted Mr. Caspar as saying. "That's how we were raised."
Mr. Caspar, who had been divorced for many years, spent holidays with his sister's family in Scituate, Mass. "He was a good role model to have around my children," said the sister, Margaret Richardson. For years, Mr. Caspar worked out of a Princeton, N.J., office with a small group of people who often socialized together on weekends and grew very close. They were transferred to the World Trade Center in February.
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Maureen Kenney
September 11, 2023
Remembering William...rest in peace
Cindy Roe
September 4, 2021
Remembering William on the 20th anniversary of 9/11...
Del Newberry
January 24, 2020
Pausing today to let Mr. Bill's family and friends know that he is not forgotten. We will never forget that horrible day when so many good people were taken from us. I pray for you to have strength and comfort.
Our last office Christma party together
Isabel Rebelo
September 27, 2016
Hi Bill,
I think of you and the others often. I close my eyes and hear you laughing! I remember your office always loaded with papers and your desk filled with sticky notes! :-) You had the biggest smile in the world, thou you were very reserved and private. I enjoyed chatting with you and hear your jokes. I miss you, as well as Joe Mangano... Bill Bethky.. and so many of the 400 others that worked with us and which lives ended that day! It is still hard to believe, Bill! It is still hard to believe! I am so sorry, my friend! You were always so kind to me in a time I needed so much! I still have the pictures we all took, few months before the tragedy, on a boat in New York, with the twin towers on the background. It is weird! All of us are laughing and happy and the towers are watching us, on the background. Well, may you rest in peace and until one day! Thank you for touching my life in such a soft way. For as long as I live, you and all the otheers NEVER will be forgotten! Big hug and kiss.
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Paul Kurtz
September 21, 2016
My Uncle Bill is missed.
Missed by all that he touched.
Never enough when with him and always too much lost.
His character I try to emulate and his essence passed onto my child.
He lives on.
cici reyna
May 15, 2014
I seen your name on the news tonight, so I googled it. One thing I noticed was how much you're still loved and missed. It's a true revelation of Love is the strongest thing in ever. I feel so bad that your life ended the way it did, none of you deserved what happen. In in the end though, you all are America's heroes, please keep sending down your love and protection, I will see you one day. God bless you and your family.
May 15, 2014
Hi Bill,
I think about you often...still remember the time we plowed the large field in front of the farm house..a very special day.
Mike
Isabel Rebelo
August 30, 2013
Hi Bill,
I think of you often and all our friends that perished on this tragic day. You never will be forgotten! See you one day!
Isabel (KGB)
Mike Richardson
August 17, 2013
Hi Bill,
I still miss you very much...wish I could still speak with you. We had a great bond and understanding of the family. Say hi to Charlie for me.
Love...Mike
Maureen Kenney
September 11, 2012
God Bless you, William. I have your silver remembrance band, & I will never forget. Peace to your family.
July 13, 2012
To the Family,
Even though its been almost 11 years since the terrible tragedy of 9/11, just the thought of it bears heavy on my heart. I look forward to one day when I will be able to meet all of the 9/11 victims when they are brought back to life by the Lord in the very near future. I am so sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
Mr. Terry of NC
Isabel Rebelo
September 11, 2010
I worked for seven years with Bill in Princeton and we were like a close family. I always will remember his big smile and huge heart! He always had a kind word and would go out of his way to help. Very smart and intelligent, he could do anything he wanted with those printers. His office was always packed with papers that he used to save "just in case". He was reserved about his personal life but a great friend. At the time my life was very hard and he used to tell me not to quit because I was an inspiration to him. Without knowing Bill gave me so much hope. I miss you, my friend, and think about you every day when I pray and I thank God for all the great people that have crossed my life. You never will be forgotten, as long as I live. Love U. Isabel (KGB - as you used to call me. :o) )
Mike Richardson
September 12, 2008
Bill,
I miss you very much, more than you can imagine. You were (are) a great brother in law and a good friend. We had a lot of good times together and I often revisit those memories....plowing the fields, bailing hay, working in the fields..under the hot Kansas sun. You always had the ability to understand your family and gave me so much. Your visits to Scituate and the girls was always a welcomed event....we all looked forward to seeing you. I will never forget you....some day I know we will meet again.
Love, Mike
September 11, 2008
Gone but still not forgotten. I still remember you.
Cheryl Atkeisson
September 11, 2008
I wear a bracelet with your name in your honor, I wear it every 9/11 and will do so for as long as I live. Rest in Peace.
Doug Abraham
July 9, 2008
When I am dead, my dearest
When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.
I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain:
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
And haply may forget.
By Christina Rossetti
The Poetry Foundation
Kristine
October 27, 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.
Donna Reynolds
September 10, 2006
Remembering Bill and all who died on that horrific day five years ago. You are not forgotten. As we commemorate this anniversary, let's remember the unity that we felt in this country in those dark days. The sadness remains and the memories fresh. Peace and blessings to all those who lost a loved one 9/11/01. Time passes but we cannot forget.
P Tabbernor
September 7, 2006
In remembrance....
William O Caspar 1962 graduation picture
Diane Kutepow
April 5, 2006
I would like to enter a picture of Bill Caspar. This is his graduation picture from St Xaviers HS in Junction City.Kansas 1962
Diane Kutepow
April 5, 2006
I went to High School with Bill, I was a freshman and he was a senior. I did not know him personaly,but knew he was bright and a nice person. He always said hello,a special person in many peoples hearts.
JIM BASCOM
September 11, 2004
I KNEW BILL VERY WELL, WE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER IN 1962. WE HAD MANY HAPPY TIMES IN THOSE YEARS AND WORKED TOGETHER ON THE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOKS. MY FAMILY HAD MOVED TO KANSAS FROM HAWAII [I COME FROM A MILITARY FAMILY] AND TO THIS DAY I'LL NEVER FORGET MY FIRST VISIT OF HIS FAMILY'S HOME. AS YOU DROVE UP THE DIRT ROAD AND GOT NEAR THE HOUSE -- YOU HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO LET ALL THE CHICKENS GET OUT OF THE WAY. IT WAS MY VERY FIRST VISIT TO A "TRUE" FARM. BUT FOR BILL IT WAS HIS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS -- SO MUCH SO -- THAT EVEN TODAY I FIND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE HIM WORKING IN NEW YORK CITY MUCH LESS THE 95TH FLOOR OF THE WORLD TRADE TOWER.
BILL, HIS FAMILY AND THE MANY OTHER FAMILIES I MET IN KANSAS TAUGHT ME ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE LESSONS OF MY LIFETIME. IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE WHERE YOU LIVE, HAWAII OR KANSAS, -- IT'S THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY THAT COUNT. AND LET ME TELL YOU --- THOSE PEOPLE FROM KANSAS CAN MAKE YOUR WORLD A "PARADISE".
IN MAY OF 2002 WE HAD OUR 40TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION IN JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS. OVER HALF OF US WERE THERE FROM LITERALLY AROUND NEARLY ALL OF THE USA. [OF COURSE, THERE WERE ONLY 25 OF US IN THAT GRADUATING CLASS IN THE FIRST PLACE.] WE HAD A COUPLE OF DINNERS TOGETHER AND SAT AROUND "TO REMEMBER THE GOOD OLE DAYS". BILL'S NAME CAME UP OVER AND OVER. GOODNESS DO WE MISS HIM.
I REMEMBERED THE TIME THREE YEARS AFTER WE HAD ALL GRADUATED AND I WAS AT COLLEGE IN COLORADO. BILL AND ANOTHER FELLOW GRADUATE - TANA FIELD -- DECIDED ON A TOTAL WHIM - TO DRIVE OVER 500 MILES JUST TO VISIT ME. THEY CALLED AHEAD AND SAID THEY'D LEAVE IN A WEEK. WHEN THAT DAY CAME THERE WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BLINDING SNOW STORM BETWEEN COLORADO AND KANSAS. DID THAT STOP THEM? WE WERE ALL ONLY 20 AT THE TIME. THOSE TWO TOOK 18 HOURS DRIVING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 8 HOUR TRIP. AND; YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN WHAT THEY AND THE CAR LOOKED LIKE BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE!!! BUT WE WENT ON TO HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME FOR THREE DAYS AND THEN THEY DROVE HOME IN BRIGHT SUNNY WEATHER.
I'M 60 NOW. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THOSE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS SEEM LIKE A FAR OFF MEMORY OF "ACTING" 20 WHEN WE WERE 20 AND JUST SHAKING YOUR HEAD TODAY IN DISMAY OF HOW "SILLY AND FOLISH" WE WERE. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES -- LIKE TODAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 WHEN I SIT DOWN TO REMEMBER. THEN: "IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY ---".
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN IN THIS LOG -- THOSE WHO NEVER KNEW BILL, WILL REVISIT HERE AND KNOW WHAT A TRULY WONDERFUL PERSON HE WAS --- AND IN EVERY SENSE OF THE MEANING.
BILL WAS ONE OF OVER 3000 PEOPLE WHO WERE TO GIVE THEIR LIFE THAT DAY -- AND WHO REMIND EACH OF US TODAY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN. YOU CAN BE FROM ANYWHERE -- AND BY CHANCE "DROP OUT OF THE SKY" INTO ANY STATE; RURAL OR OTHERWISE, --- AND 99.98% OF THAT COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE TO HELP YOU.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I MIGHT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ONE OF THE "MERCY BAND BRACELETS" WITH BILL'S NAME ON IT??
September 9, 2002
GOD BLESS AMERICA
ashlie butler
September 9, 2002
I did not know him, I just assined a project on Sep 11 I'm in 10th grade at central high in brooksville fl and I got Mr.Casper and I just wanted to say he was a wounderful man,or from what I read about him..I'm sorry to hear he had to go like this. God bless and stay well
~ashlie butler~
Molly Taylor
May 25, 2002
I also have a mercy band bearing William's name and am still praying for comfort and peace this summer for his sister and the rest of his family. May the farm have an abundant harvest and may God comfort and bless them all this summer !
Angie Campbell
April 22, 2002
Rest in his loving peace. May God Bless you and the ones that you left behind on 9/11/01.
Buddy Cooper
March 12, 2002
On Dec. 11th, my 48th Birthday, my sister gave me a "Mercy Band Bracelet" bearing the name of William O Caspar. Today is March 11, 2002, and I have worn it faithfully, and proudly everyday. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. From what I have read about him, it would have been a pleasure to know him.
Kimberly Petras
January 15, 2002
I am a 21 year old nursing student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. My sister got me a stainless steal mercy band that states William O Casper WTC on it. I am very sorry for your loss, and I will wear it everyday proudly. It will replace my other silver braclet that I wear. He is in my thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace.
Teresa Jahn
January 6, 2002
We are very sorry for your loss of William. May his good work ethics, his life and love live on in those who love him. May the sorrow in your hearts be lightened by warm memories of times together. Our hearts cry with you.
America Cries
We see your sorrow-
and our hearts cry....
We can not erase your pain
but you do not have to face the anguish alone-for we-
-the American people-
are beside you.
We so desperately want to have the touch that brings you comfort,
the strength that gives you courage,
and the words to lighten your spirits.
And when we are left speechless
may the silence of our nation weave love into your hearts
to ease your sorrow.
May you find healing through our nation's strength as we-
-the American people-
face this difficult time together. Our hearts are with you. Teresa Jahn
Dixon, IL
Susan Baker
January 2, 2002
Mr.Caspar sounds like he was from my family! All 6 of us learned the value of hard work & family on our farm and when we all still return to help harvest, etc. He sounds like he was a wonderful person and I want his friends & family to know that I'll be praying for them. God Bless!!
Bernie, Linda & Dave Polaski
January 1, 2002
Bill,
We thank God for having you as a friend. You've made more of a contribution to the lives of our family than you could even imagine. Quite simply, your life had made a difference and you will live in our hearts forever. Thanks Bill.
Bernie, Linda & Dave
December 18, 2001
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN BLESS WILLIAM
OTTO CASPAR AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE.GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.GOD BLESS AMERICA AND MAY
WE NEVER FORGET 9/11/01
Michael & Carol Jones
December 5, 2001
Mr.Caspar sounds like a true gentleman who we would have been proud to have known. Carol was raised in the midwest and can relate to his family orientation. God Bless this family
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