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Cindy Roe
September 01, 2021 | Galesburg, MI
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Margaret L. Benson
Rockaway, New Jersey
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Books, card games and cruises were Margaret L. Benson's preferred pastimes, and her older sister, Kathy Savidge, was her constant companion. They had scheduled a Mediterranean dream cruise for 2005 and hoped to retire in North Carolina. Sibling rivals, they grew up to be best friends, and sometimes — not always — let their husbands in on their high jinks.
"We planned to become little old ladies together," Mrs. Savidge said. "She was stubborn, set in her ways. I remember in grammar school when the nuns wouldn't give her a perfect 100 average even though she got all 99's and 100's. They told her only God was perfect. She was mad!"
Marge Benson, 52, worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for 33 years, starting as a clerk and working up to a human resources post. She lived in Rockaway, N.J., with her husband, Jim, and two children, both in college. She was last seen outside a Borders bookstore next to the twin towers.
"A friend told me to think of it this way," her sister said. "She's in a back corner full of books, she's got a card game going, and she's winning. I just wish I could call and tell her that. She'd laugh."
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Thinking of you, Marge, and your family.
Maria
September 11, 2018
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I chose you to think of with remembrance today. I pray for your family who has had to go on without you. I pray that you didn't suffer. Please know, I will never forget you and all the others who were killed on that horrific day.
God bless you Margaret.
Jody O'Keefe
September 11, 2017 | Enfield, CT
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Thinking about you today Marge.
Maria
September 11, 2017 | Rockaway, NJ
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Praying for your family on this upcoming day of remembrance for the 9-11 attacks. May God bless and keep them.
Christopher Benson
September 05, 2017 | Griffin, GA
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Here on Labor Day, as we spend time with family, I think of those families who have lost someone special like Margaret. I pray for her friends and families today and hope that you will be blessed in a special way. Much love from Texas,
Del Newberry
September 04, 2017 | Garland, TX
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As the 13th anniversary of 9/11 is remembered, I remember Marge. She was a lovely woman and taught me so much. It was an honor for me to have known Marge. RIP
Patricia Miller
September 13, 2014
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I walked a mile for you (mile #169) on 2/4/13 as a dedication to your life.
Barbara Boam
February 04, 2013 | Colorado Springs, CO
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Dear Mrs. Benson,
Its 10 years since your passing and it never got any easier to think of you and your family from the day I stopped by your house and saw your daughter, Kristine (Krissy to me), to find out if the rumors were true. I couldn't stay more than 2 minutes. I saw Krissy's face and I was so upset for her, Jimmy, and your husband that I just had to leave before I broke your daughter's strong and admirable composure. I remember all the Saturday mornings for all those years with...
Joe Cosentino
September 11, 2011 | Rockaway, NJ
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