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People have been sharing on our Facebook page about what they were doing on this day 13 years ago. Ellen Bunnell of Bradford had relatives both in New York City and near Shanksville. One of her sons was on an ambulance crew in New York. Another son’s fiancé was a nurse in Johnstown, and was placed on a medical crew to head for Shanksville. If you would like to share your stories and memories you can go to facebook.com/1490wesb . On this day St. Bonaventure University remembers its three alumni who were killed that day. Among those was Father Mychael Judge, the first official emergency responder fatality. Then-New York City Mayor Rudy Gulliani said of him, "He embodied the ideal blend of spirituality and public service." A memorial service was held on campus at noon. In Bradford, city firefighters placed a memorial outside the Central fire station on Chestnut Street. In Shanksville, ceremonies were held at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Pictured, top, St. Bonaventure ...

More than 300 members of the extended St.. Bonaventure family attended a prayer service on a steamy September afternoon to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries, led the solemn ceremony, which honored the three university alumni killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Prayers for peace and an end to violence around the world, including Syria, were also read. Fr. Mychal Judge, O.F.M., a 1957 St. Bonaventure graduate, became the first official (recorded) victim of 9/11 when he was killed by falling debris while attending to a victim at the World Trade Center in New York. Fr. Mychal was chaplain of the New York City Fire Department at the time, and a beloved friar known for his outreach to all people. Two other St. Bonaventure alumni, Rob Peraza, ’94, ’96, and Amy O’Doherty, ’00, were also killed at the World Trade Center. To honor Peraza, a former rugby player at St. Bonaventure, me...

St. Bonaventure University will hold a prayer service starting at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday at the university’s 9/11 Memorial, which is in front of the new Swan Business Center. The prayer service is open to the public. Participating will be the ROTC Color Guard, as well as the men’s rugby team, who will distribute prayer cards. Alumnus Rob Peraza, who was a member of the rugby team, was one of three St. Bonaventure alumni who died in New York City on September 11, 2001. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947