Religion Catholic Name Kevin Cosgrove | Resting place Huntington | |
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Full Name Kevin Michael Cosgrove Born January 6, 1955 Long Island, New York, U.S. Cause of death Collapse of the South Tower Spouse Wendy Cosgrove (m. ?–2001) Children Claire Cosgrove, Brian Cosgrove, Elizabeth Cosgrove Siblings Edward Cosgrove, Joseph J. Cosgrove, Christine Brooks, Susan Janssen, Maryjane Jones, Patricia Schlosser Parents Mary Cosgrove, Edward Cosgrove | ||
9 11 victim kevin cosgrove final moments 911 call
Kevin Michael Cosgrove (January 6, 1955 – September 11, 2001) was an American insurance business executive and victim of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. He served as the vice president of Aon Corporation.
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- 9 11 victim kevin cosgrove final moments 911 call
- Wtc 911 call kevin cosgrove s last words
- Personal life
- September 11 attacks
- Aftermath and legacy
- References
Cosgrove is known for the 9-1-1 call he made during his final moments, which ended with him screaming from inside the South Tower as it collapsed. The recording was used during the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only criminal trial to result from the attacks. Cosgrove's last words made international headlines.
Wtc 911 call kevin cosgrove s last words
Personal life
Cosgrove and his family lived in West Islip, New York.
September 11 attacks
Cosgrove was a vice president of claims for Aon Corporation. According to the 9-1-1 recording played during the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, Cosgrove was located in the northwest corner of the 105th floor in Two World Trade Center (the South Tower), overlooking the World Financial Center when he called 911 at 9:54 am.
Cosgrove told 9-1-1 dispatchers he was calling from Jonathan Ostaru's office and had two other individuals with him. One he mentioned by name: Doug Cherry. While Two World Trade Center was burning, Cosgrove said to the operator on the phone: "My wife thinks I'm all right, I called and said I was leaving the building and that I was fine, and then bang!" A 9-1-1 operator called him; he answered: "Hello. We're looking in ... we're overlooking the Financial Center. Three of us. Two broken windows." A rumbling sound was then heard as the building started to collapse. "Oh God! Oh!—" Cosgrove's call immediately cut off and ended as the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 am.
Aftermath and legacy
Cosgrove's remains were found in the rubble. He was buried on September 22, 2001, at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Huntington, New York. He was survived by his wife, Wendy Cosgrove, a schoolteacher, and his three children.
Wendy Cosgrove testified during the punishment phase of Moussaoui's trial, in which prosecutors sought the death penalty for Moussaoui. Wendy Cosgrove testified about her husband's last moments when he was trapped on the South Tower's 105th floor, and jurors heard an audio tape of Cosgrove's 9-1-1 phone call in which he told a dispatcher: "We're not ready to die." Wendy Cosgrove also testified that their oldest son, who was 12 on the day of the attacks, suffered a decline in his academic performance and had developed anger and self-destructive habits as well as trouble with the law, while their middle child, who was 9 during the attacks, exhibited self-mutilation for which she has undergone therapy.
Cosgrove is commemorated at the National 9/11 Memorial, with his name inscribed on Panel S-60 at the South Pool.