Ana -Medina-Obituary

Ana Medina

New York, New York

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She Loved to Laugh
Anna Medina had 10 brothers and sisters, perhaps 60 nieces and nephews, and the circle of grief is even wider if you count the cousins, aunts, uncles and friends in Brooklyn and her native Puerto Rico. But those she held closest were her 11-year-old son, Leonardo Acosta, and her mother, Monserrate Gonzalez, 87, with whom she lived in Park Slope.

"She loved dancing and salsa; she loved to laugh," Yvonne Mendez said, recalling two decades of friendship. "She had such a good sense of humor. And she was a strong woman. If she had problems, she never showed them. But she was really dedicated to her mother and her son. That's what she lived for."

Ms. Medina, separated from the boy's father, had cheered all summer at her son's baseball games, and recently organized a barbecue for 35 family members in Prospect Park for her mother's birthday. On Sept. 11, she arrived at Aon Consulting, an insurance company on the 101st floor of 2 World Trade Center where she was an administrative assistant, at 8:30 a.m., a half- hour early, as was her habit.

She would have been 40 years old today. Her family had planned a surprise party, but will gather instead at a small Pentecostal church she attended. "She was so kind and generous," a brother, Freddy Medina, said. "We will pray for her soul."

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Anna You will never be forgotten.

Miss you so much :( R.I.P.

Each year I remember this day as it was yesterday.

Ana, May your soul be resting in Peace. You will not be forgotten.

"They say that time heals all wounds but all it's done so far is give me more time to think about how much I miss you."
R.I.P.

Anna you will never be forgotten.RIP.<3

We love you and miss you so much.

10 years are soon to mark the day you were taken away. I'll cherish your smile and humble ways. I still think of you, your mom (my adopted abuelita) and Leo. I pray that your family be comforted on this day.

9/11 is more vivid as well as personal to me & all of us at the Church of God the Good Shepherd the "small Pentecostal church she attended" because we lost one of our sisters that day. "Hermana Monsita" was like another abuela to me & it hurt us to see her in mourning. I pray Leo & the family are well. Godbless.