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Michael was a fraternity brother of mine at SU. He went into the USMC and I went into the Navy.
Christopher van Dijk
May 15, 2024 | Friend
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Michael Patrick LaForte
Holmdel, New Jersey
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Send FlowersCompetitive and Gentle
Michael P. LaForte had an algebra grade on the cusp of C and B at Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey two decades ago. The teacher, who was also his golf coach, gave him a C. He was upset, but days later they were out together on the course again. Competitive yet easygoing: he always seemed to find the right balance.
Mr. LaForte's competitive spirit came out at Syracuse University, where he graduated in 1984; in his five years as a Marine Corps artillery officer; in a dozen years as a broker at Cantor Fitzgerald; and in his tenacious golf game.
His gentle, easygoing side was more apparent in his relationships with his deaf parents, Samuel and Nancy, who raised him with sign language, and his wife, Frances, and children, Andrea, 5, and Raymond, 4, who often went fishing with him on weekends.
Mr. LaForte turned 39 on Sept. 11. He usually took off on his birthday, but this year was at his desk on the 105th floor of the north tower. He had planned to leave early for Holmdel, N.J., and spend the evening with his children and pregnant wife. His third child, a son born on Nov. 14, was named Michael Patrick LaForte Jr.
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Wanted your family to know that I share your story with my Altoona, Wisconsin 8th grade history class every year. You and I had many things in common including our names except for one letter.(P instead of a F) This year I was able to show them a picture of your son and I read to them the poem (Miss Me--But Let Me Go) from your furneral card during our 9/11 ceremony. It is a great honor to speak of you and it brings it all into focus for them. Respectfully, Michael Laporte
Michael Laporte
September 13, 2021 | Wisconsin, WI | Teacher
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Never forgotten ❤
Chris Lane
September 11, 2021 | Glen Ridge, NJ | Acquaintance
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Happy Birthday, Mike. 20 years gone. Never Forget. T.
Tom Kelly
September 11, 2021
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I went through the Basic School at Quantico VA in 1984-85, it didn´t know him until we went through Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fr. Sill OK. We sat through the same classes, played softball together, spent Happy Hour on Friday evenings at the Blade and Wing, and did the USA Today crossword puzzle in the back of the classroom during "Leadership" classes. He often talked about going back to NJ/NYC to make his fortune on Wall St., but I didn´t´t know that he was killed on 9/11 until...
Mike Chmielewski
September 10, 2021
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Kind and fun, always smiling. I met Mike at the Bennett's a number of times.Such a horrifically sad day for both families and thousands of others. Rest in peace.
Christine Lane
September 12, 2020 | Upper Montclair
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9/11/2020- R.I.P. Mike and hello to friends in Glen Ridge, NJ.
Jim Walsh
September 11, 2020 | Friend
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Happy Birthday, Mike. Crazy times here. Never forget. T
September 11, 2020
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remember Mike at the Bennetts house...such wonderful now such sad memories for a fine young man who died with Bryan that horrible day. May they Rest In Peace together. God bless.
September 12, 2019
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