James E. Potorti

In Memory with
Honor & Respect.

Thinking of Jim on this sixteenth anniversary of 9-11. I worked with Jim at the USGS in Syosset in the mid-1970s. We were part of a team conducting a water resources study of the South Fork. He was our man on the East End - supervising drilling operations and installation of monitoring wells. Always had a good joke to tell. A great guy.

Thinking of Jim today....I worked with him at the Geological Survey in Syosset in the late 70's. In fact, he very kindly shared his desk with me when I first started working there, because they had nowhere to put me and he was out in the field most of the time. When we did cross paths, he always had a warm smile for me.

Happy 60th Birthday!!!

Hello David,
I hope you and your family are doing okay on this terrible anniversary. I still remember how you founded a pro-peace group after the terrorist attacks. It takes a big person to do that.
Take care

Happy Birthday!!!

In memory....

As I cross-stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vain. We will always remember. God Bless.

I want to express my sympathies to Jim's Wife & Family. I Met Jim in 1964 when I moved to NY. We were kids then and I haven't seen him since high school, but the reflections of Jim expressed in these letters are just as I knew him then. He was a friend and I will not forget him. A Classmate.

To the dear family of James Edward Potorti. We would like you to know that we planted a tree in his honor in Roxbury NY. It is in a fine setting overlooking fields of flowers. We will watch over this tree for as long as we live and treat it with love and care, as we are sure you would have cared for this fine man. He will live in our hearts forever. May God grant you peace and strength in this knowledge. With great respect Jim and Vera Lombardo

Dear Nikki,



today, just like a year ago and like ever since that day, we join with you in sympathy and share your pain and our confidence in whatever the future will bring. We miss Jim and we love you.



Your Uruguayan family,



Virginia, Gabriela, Eliana and Pocho

Nikki,

I did not record your name on paper. I just burned your face in my memory and your story in my heart. From what I have read I believe that you are one of the family members I escorted at the New Jersey Fmily Assistance Center.

God bless you and the work you are doing. If I could I would give you another hug.

Davil Lowell

NOVA Blue Shirt, NJFAS 9/29/01 to 10/06/01

May God Bless you and watch over the family and friends that you left behind that horrible day last September. May you rest in peace forever more.

DEAR GOD SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN..JAMES E.POTORTI AND MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE WITH GOD AND HIS ANGELS..GOD BLESS HIS WIFE...FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS..STAY CLOSE..PRAY AND NEVER FORGET 9/11/01..GOD BLESS AMERICA AND NEW YORK FOREVER..MAY JESUS AND ST.JAMES GREET YOU AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN...AMEN

James was a member of the New York City Chapter of the Project Management Institute. Please visit our September 11th Tribute which will serve as a permanent memorial to James and all those lost as a result of the horrific events which took place in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001 (http://www.pminyc.org/September11thMemorial.htm).



I cannot begin to fully express my sympathies to Jim’s wife, Nikki Stern, and the entire Potorti family, on the loss of Jim. May God bless and keep Jim and may he find peace in eternal rest.

Nikki,



We are so sorry for your loss. Jim, my husband, Dennis and I used to work together in Chase Manhattan Bank. We used to do a lot of things together (the systems group at the 7th and 17th floor of New York Plaza), softball, drinks after work and one occasion I remember very well, Whitewater rafting at the Delaware Water Gap. I also remember his humor, his wonderful smile and his laugh. I am so glad to have known him.

God Bless.

I met you at David's wedding. I was the photographer, and as I write this, I am looking at a photograph of you standing with your family, smiling. Your mother is beautiful in her pink dress and pearls.

I don't recall meeting James but he was my second cousin and I am sure that our paths must have crossed, as young children in Ithaca NY, at family gatherings. My prayers go out to his wife, and his parents, Pete and Olga, who were always so proud of their children. God Bless.

Nikki,



I had the pleasure of meeting Jim while I lived nine years as the tenant of his parents, Pete and Olga Potorti. I met all three of their sons and I remember so well when Jim and David took their parents to Italy, not to mention all the times he came to visit with his Mom and Dad. He was such a pleasant, kind and handsome man. My thoughts are with you as well as Jim's Mom, Dad, brothers Dave and Bill.



Take care of yourself,



Sincerely,



Mary Ann Gera

Nikki,

I had the privilege to know Jim and worked with him on the MarshSurety project as part of the Canadian business team. All of us on the team knew you by name from Jim (he told me of your mutual love of jazz). The memories you have shared are so vivid and intimate -- they speak so clearly of your love. As a colleague in a different city who came to know him over 2 and a half years on the project, I will miss his quiet but sly wit during those meetings; our shared need for a decent first coffee of the day (we both would arrive earlier than others and make a dash to the local gourmet coffee kiosk); as well as eavesdropping on his "guy" talk with Brian, David and Linas -- scotch, cigars (legal Cubans!)and the latest gadgets. I don't know how to properly express how deeply saddened I am for you ...and for the rest of us who knew Jim. If you ever get to Toronto, it would be wonderful to meet you.

Yours sincerely,

Kelly

Nikki, We are so very sorry for your loss of James. In the picture, we can tell why his love brighten your day. As his smile shows a very happy heart we are sure it is a reflection of his love for you. May James' life and love live on through you. Our hearts cry with you.

America Cries

We see your sorrow-

and our hearts cry....

We can not erase your pain

but you do not have to face the anguish alone-for we-

-the American people-

are beside you.

We so desperately want to have the touch that brings you comfort,

the strength that gives you courage,

and the words to lighten your spirits.

And when we are left speechless

may the silence of our nation weave love into your hearts

to ease your sorrow.

May you find healing through our nation's strength as we-

-the American people-

face this difficult time together. Our hearts are with you. Teresa Jahn

Dixon, IL