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S G
July 11, 2025 | Pasadena, CA | Student
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James M. Gartenberg
New York, New York
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"When I first met him, he was running the University of Michigan Alumni Club meeting. He was president of the New York City chapter. I was impressed with his leadership skills, how well he was organized, his intelligence, his presence, his ability to negotiate in difficult situations when there was conflict. I said to myself, 'I want to marry him.' "
That was in 1989. James M. Gartenberg, a man who would be hugely thrilled to know that Coach Lloyd Carr and the entire Michigan football squad signed a condolence card to his family, took a long time to come to the same conclusion about Jill Freeberg that she had about him.
But figure it out he surely did. Married six years ago, happily ensconced on the Upper East Side, father of Nicole, 2, with another child on the way, Mr. Gartenberg, 35, was moving out of his office at 1 World Trade Center on Sept. 11. His employer, Julien J. Studley Inc., the commercial real estate firm, was shifting him to Midtown.
Mr. Gartenberg spent some of his last minutes on ABC-TV, calmly describing the situation on the 86th floor.
He was making plans to take his family to next month's Michigan-Wisconsin game. He had taught Nicole ‹ "his heart and soul" ‹ to yell "Go Blue!" when Michigan was on television. He secretly fantasized about wearing navy pants embossed with little maize M's when he was suitably old.
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An American hero !
I hope your family is at peace and they are surrounded by so much love ❤
Carynn Maldonado
June 29, 2025 | New York, NY
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Your memory lives on in 2025 and forever. Never forget. Thank you Jim
Zachary Sigsworth
January 12, 2025 | Richfield, NJ | Acquaintance
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You touched me in 2024. May you live in spirit with no end. Your words will guide my life of calmness.
Jeff USAF Airman
August 26, 2024 | Westland, MI | Acquaintance
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James, you must have known you’d make a positive and unforgettable mark on this earth. You did so throughout your 35 years and on the worst day in American history. Your calm, comforting voice soothed even the most confused and terrified of us. We (as a country) will never forget you and your beautiful spirit and legacy live on. God Bless you and hopefully (if I’m lucky) I’ll get the pleasure of meeting you one day in heaven
Tara Lucas
July 31, 2024 | Yucca Valley, CA | Friend
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Unfortunately, I never metbut he has touch so many. I deeply admire his strength and courage. Rest in peace James. You are a hero.
Celeste
September 15, 2023
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Still reminded of James, although I did not actually know him. On that terrible day, I was so impressed by his courage and brave words, speaking to the ABC reporter at that unspeakable time of horror in our history. Sending blessings to his wife and family for a good New Year.
Hannah Plotkin
September 11, 2023 | East Rockaway, NY | Acquaintance
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Listening to you again on Sept. 10, 2023....Rest in Paradise
Gloria R Lalumia
September 10, 2023 | Las Cruces, NM | Acquaintance
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I had noticed that on Google there is a webpage that says “phone calls that were made from the World Trade Center on that very morning of 2001” and they featured certain people that were way up past the 80th floor and Jim Gartenberg was one of the people that they featured as a heroic man of September 11 2001. I must say that from what I noticed of him as his wife said many great things of Jim of how great of a husband he was and his wife also mentioned that at the time of Jim’s passing she...
Bob Miller
September 12, 2021 | Big Sky, MT | Friend
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