Roslyn Heights, New York
What His Sister Knows
To his family, what defined Marcus R. Neblett wasn't his job at Aon, the insurance company, on the 98th floor of the south tower, or the suit and tie he enjoyed wearing to work — modeling himself after his father, Colin, a field engineer for I.B.M. in the Wall Street area. It wasn't his love of basketball and the Boston Celtics, or his workouts at Gold's Gym, or the condominium he had bought a year earlier in Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
"Marcus's strength lies in the fact that he cares deeply about people," said his older sister, Kay Ann. "He is really a great guy, and if you notice, I'm still using the present tense." Why was that? It had something to do, she said, with the fact that Aug. 29 would have been his 32nd birthday, and she couldn't send him a card.
Her brother had a sixth sense, she said, about when those close to him could use a shoulder to lean on. "You did not have to ask him for help. He was always there," Ms. Neblett said. "You could be having a bad day and sure enough, he'd pick up the phone and call. Now how did he know that?"
Ten years earlier, when she left the family's Queens home for Atlanta, her brother packed her furniture and drove her car down. "How many brothers are going to do something like that for you?" she said.
Mr. Neblett joined Aon about six weeks before the attack. "He is a gentleman," his sister said. "Not because he's my brother, but because it's the truth."
I cannot believe it has been 24 years since I last spoke to you. That is insane to me. An entire lifetime has gone by and we are so old now LOL I think of you often and wonder what life would be like for you now. RIP my friend.
Michelle
September 16, 2025
Marcus, It is hard to believe it has been 24 years since we lost you. I still think of you and miss you dearly my friend! So much has happened over the years and I can't help but think of what you'd have to say about both the challenges and triumps. However, I know you are watching. Continue to rest well. Love, Llatetra
Llatetra Brown Esters
September 15, 2025
IYKYK
Hey Marcus, still missing you. Cannot believe it’s 24 years since I last saw you. Just passed your 55th birthday and that’s crazy.
Dara, Deven, Camryn and Dreia are all doing well. Deven and Camryn are out on their own and Dreia is off to college.
I still stop by to see your mom and dad on 200th Street when I go to see my parents. They are the last of the families on 200th Street now.
Love you forever my friend.
Darren
September 11, 2025
RIH Marcus!
Daryl Middlebrooks
September 12, 2022 | Lorton, VA | Friend
Hey Marcus, I thought about you a little extra yesterday and over the weekend. I cannot believe you'd be 52 this year WOW :). I was too sad to write anything yesterday
but wanted to share my HAPPY BIRTHDAY today instead. I MISS YOU. Nothing more to say than that. - Darren
Darren Woolford
August 30, 2022
I don't know how your name came up but in my internet land, I saw your name through one of the FB groups I am in called "The Twin Towers World Trace Center". A few months ago, I thought about you. It has been many many years since we went to P.S.188. You were a quiet nice kid who never made fun of me despite my clown looking hair cut, my hand made green corduroys my mom dressed me up in. As I see this and your photo, I wanted to say that even with all this passing time, I miss you and I am...
Simon Kotsailidis
August 29, 2022 | School
Marcus, you were so incredibly kind to me. I was pretty new to Travelers when I became your clerk assistant as well as a few others. Some of the other people didn't have the time of day but you always had a smile on your face and a kind word. Your kindness has been a part of my life and I carry it through to others. That smile changed my life! I am so grateful and honored to have worked beside you. You will never be forgotten my friend.
Gina Philipian
September 11, 2019 | Forsyth, MO
Wow, another year has passed. Miss you much.
Llatetra
August 31, 2019 | College Park, MD | Friend
Well my friend another bday has come and gone. The feeling of missing you has not changed. You are missed and thought of and remembered by me daily. Id probably be harassing you now through the next year as you approach the BIG 50. - Love as always Darren
August 31, 2019
