To Nicole's family
and friends,
At this time of reflection for the
upcoming anniversary of that
tragic day, Nicole, her family and friends will be in my
thoughts. From what I have read about Nicole seems to have
brought joy, intelligence, zest for life, humor and pure love for
her family and friends. A beautiful woman who had lots to offer
and was stopped short of that determination to go forward. She
is truly a tribute to the people that loved her.
Live on in her memory,
James Derr
I just wanted to let
you know that you had a beautiful daughter and i'm very
sorry to hear that she died because of this terrible tragedy.
I will remember all the innocent victims and think of them every day,
as i
work in the airline industry.
September 12th, the airport just stopped the daily traffic and even
over
here, in Belgium, life stopped for 5 minutes.
Unfortunately, you will always be remembered of this deep loss.
I think of all the families that lost someone and keep them in my prayers.
Liesbet De Meyer, Mechelen, Belgium.
A couple of weeks ago
I gave blood at United Blood Services here in Las
Vegas, NV. I signed a link that would create a chain for those who lost
their lives on 9-11. I selected Nicole's link and signed my name on
the
back. I was given a sheet a paper to go to a site on-line where I would
find a picture of the person I was donating blood for. I am originally
from Sacramento, California. My husband died on Jan 2, 1981 in Wisconsin
and since his death, I have collected butterfly items. Anything with
butterflies, including a sapphire ring that I designed and had made
in
the shape of a butterfly. Every time I see a butterfly, I feel that
my
husband is checking up on me to see if I am ok. When I went to the site
and saw Nicole, and then saw a link to her memorial site, I just had
to
go there. When I arrived at the site and saw the butterflies, my heart
sunk and I cried. Sometimes things happen for a reason and I know that
Nicole's love of butterflies was the reason I picked her link. I just
wanted to share this with you.
God Bless all of you.
Celene
Hi. My name is Cheryle
Giannoni. I live in Fresno, CA. I am a mother of 2 beautiful young ladies,
Brittany Lake and Meghan Brooke. Meghan just turned 22 this month, the
13th and my Brittany is 17. I can't imagine losing either one of them...
I am such a weakling, and I just don't believe I could live through
it. I share that with you because I am in such awe of your bravery you
show through this website in tribute to your lovely angel, Nicole. Most
of us look at the events of 911 in the light of the "whole"
picture.... forgetting that there were thousands of families that had
to endure the shock and pain of the loss of their family member, brother,
sister, mother, father, son or daughter. Thank you for sharing Nicole
with me. I didn't have a dry eye through it, and to see the pictures
of her living her life with you all left me with a feeling of compassion
for YOU ALL... I actually could feel your love, your loss, your sadness,
your grief and actually, I could also feel your JOY, for having had
her as long as you did in her life. I guess that WE should place ourselves
in your shoes if only for a moment, so that maybe, WE could learn from
others how to go forward and become better for what you have suffered.
Well, enough. I just really want to send my deep sorrow yet my jubilation
of a life lived well through Nicole.... SHE could be a mentor with wings
and WE would all be better for having known Nicole. May you all be richly
blessed..... GOD BLESS !!
and GOD BLESS AMERICA
A "Central"
California Neighbor
Cheryle
Giannoni
Hi,
After visiting Nicole's memorial site I felt compelled to write to
you. I am the wife, friend and second Mom to men that are playing
a vital part in bringing justice to your family and all the other
families that lost on September 11th.
Please understand that even when you hear nothing of significance
on the news that they are working nonstop to make sure that this never
happens to other families. As I pray for your grief to be made easier
I ask that you pray for each and every man and woman that is involved
in the continued fight for our freedom.
I would like to tell you about one young man that was one of the first
to land in Afghanistan. His name is Carl Akridge. He is in the Marines.
He was on a bus heading back to Camp LeJune on September 11th. Within
a few days he was on his way by ship to "an unknown location."
CJ left here as a scared kid and he returned as a man. He will be
redeploying in the very near future. Even though it has not been officially
spoken his mother and I both know what to expect.
We sent CJ off to war with mixed emotions. My whole life has been
that of a Military Dependent. It is understood that the ones we love
are given a mission of grave importance to accomplish. No matter what
it takes they will continue the fight to the bitter end.
I also sat sadly as my husband expressed anger because he is retired
from the Army and he couldn't be in Afghanistan flying. After retiring
from active duty he went back to work for the Department of the Army.
In time he came to realize that even though he doesn't fly Apache's
any longer that he is still playing a vital role in keeping our pilots
safe and assuring that our attack helicopters are ready to enter the
fight whenever called upon. My husband spends week's on end in the
air flying from one military base to another. If my husband is called
upon to reenter active duty he wouldn't hesitate and I would expect
nothing less from him.
Thank you for Nicole's web site. It helps to reaffirm to us what our
roles are as the ones who love a person in the Military. It helps
us to face the long uncertain days ahead because we know that they
are fighting for all the Nicole's that had their life needlessly taken
on September 11th.
As we all near the one year anniversary my thoughts and prayers are
with you and you entire family.
Ann
A very, very beautiful and touching
memorial for a beautiful person. The love for Nicole shows so much.
My heart goes out to all of her loved ones. To me, Nicole's smile
in all of her pictures tells me what a special, caring and happy person
she was. Words cannot express how sorry I am for your loss. God bless
you.
I am sitting at my desk
at work in Chicago crying, what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful girl
whose life, as many others were on that day, taken too soon....we have
to appreciate what we have every day of our lives.....God bless America
and Nicole.....God must have needed many angels that day....
To The Miller
Family,
Where do
we start!!!! Our heart goes out to you & your family for
the tragic loss of your daughter. Even though we are half a
world away, we to will never forget the tragic events that unfolded
on September 11 2001. We all watch in shocked disbelief, until
early hours of the morning. Horrified by what was taking place
before our very eyes. Your site dedicated to Nicole has opended
our eyes to something we all take for granted, LIFE..... We
in Australia will also never forget all the souls that were
lost on the four flights of that tragic day.
Our thoughts
are with you now & forever
Bec &
Jean
Brisbane,
Australia
xoxoxoxoxoxox
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I dont know how I found Nicole's website.I
just know im sitting here in tears watching and listening.Nicole was
so beautiful and it sounds like not only on the outside but inside
as well.I am so sorry this happen to you.Being a mom,I cant imagine
the feeling her mom must have.I admire you for having strength.Her
family sounds like they just adore her more then life.I will be thinking
of Nicole on this one year anniversary date as well as your family.
Hugs,
Jennifer Glasser
Long Island NY
I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. SHE WAS
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AROUND HER AGE. I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU DEAL WITH IT. BUT GOD DOES GIVE A COURAGE TO GO ON . JUST
REMEBER SHE 'S ANOTHER ANGEL WATCHING OVER THIS CRUEL WORLD TO MAKE
IT A BETTER ONE. GOD BLESS YOU AND REMEMBER THAT EVERYDAY AS IT GOES
BY IT'S LIKE YOU STILL HAVE HER HERE. I'M MORNING THE LOSS OF SISTER
TODAY WHO DIED AT A YOUNG AGE BEFORE HER TIME . I FEEL HER EVERYDAY
AND YOU WILL. JUST REMEBER THAT LITTLE WIND THAT FEEL , THAT YOU HAVE
KNOW IDEA WHERE IT CAME FROM IS HER..... KATHY COLLINS GOD BLESS
Little Nicole,
I have been thinking about you lately, I am not sure why ? Maybe because,
9-11-02 is comeing up here in a week in a half. I also think about
you when I am in my truck because, I display 2 of the IN MEMORY pins
on my visors. I wear them religously to rodeos and all other public
functions I attend. My pet peave is when my Husband Rob attempts to
remove the pins from my visor. For some reason I have to have them
up there.
I am going to get the tattoo I got in your memory colored soon. I
can not wait ! You know when I went to show the tattoo to your Mom,
I told her that I wanted to have the rose done in purple.She informed
me that purple was your favorite color, isn't that funny ? I had no
idea at all.
Anyways, I guess I will go now and let you be. I hope heaven is treating
you right. Love you sooo much. Love Your Cousin,
La Donna Anderson
Sometimes God takes the good ones early.
Dear Family of Nicole
I visited Nicole's tribute website. What a beautiful tribute you have
created! What a beautiful young woman Nicole is.
Please know our hearts and thoughts remain with you always. We shall
always remember, always.
God Bless and keep you safe
Jeannie Ammermann, President
Ameirca's 9-11 Memorial Quilts Organization
www.angelfire.com/dc/wtc1
"Together as one common thread of faith and hope"
May the Lord bless and keep all of
your family.
Dear Ladies and Gentleman!
I'm a 23 year old man living in Austria, near the capitol auf our
country, Vienna. I'm working for an airline and I was on duty on September
11 and it was also for us - those who are living thousand miles away
from the tragic events - very hard to see and to understand what happend!
I was interested in aviation since I can think and so it hurt me very
much what happend on September 11. While I'm was surfing in the Internet
today I found the website http://nicolemillermemorial.com and all
I can say is: it seemed to me that she was a wonderfull girl and I
want that you know: we in europe mourn with you!
I send you my best wishes for your future!
Patrick
nicole,
May your rest in peace and sleep with all the other angels in heaven.
Even though i didnt know you personally, i feel a great sense of loss
too....we are all a part of God's family. ...All my love, thoughts and
prayers to your family and friends.
Suzette Samson
New Jersey
my f
Words
cannot define how much sadness that I have for your loss...
San Jose, CA has always been a special place for me. I was
born and raised there. It is where my family and friends live.
They are the best things that I have known. Every aspect of
San Jose is great. From Willow Glen to the East Foothills
to the Almaden Valley... my education from Archbishop Mitty
High School and West Valley College... San Jose Giants minor
league baseball... San Jose Sharks hockey... Paramount's Great
America (formerly Marriott's Great America)... Six Flags Marine
World... And so much more!
Right now, I am a 26-year-old Army officer stationed at Fort
Riley, KS. On that fateful day last September, I was on a
mission in Kuwait. We were out at the artillery range. At
4 PM over there, we were notified of the attacks and ordered
to return to our camp. Once we returned, we learned of the
attacks. So much was going through my mind at the time including
what my unit was going to do and how my family and friends
were. After I informed
about all the people, who
lost their loved ones.
Recently, I looked at a website, which pays tribute to all
the 9/11 victims, and I saw "Nicole Miller, 21, San Jose,
CA." I clicked on the link to her memorial site. The
tribute was absolutely beautiful. It truly captured my heart
and emotions. It told me about a young woman, who was not
only beautiful on the outside but on the inside as well. It
told me about a young woman, who made the most out of life
with the best of what she had. After reading all the testimonials,
I learned that she touched the lives of many people from the
time she was a little girl in elementary school to the time
she was a grown woman in college. She reminds me of all the
wonderful people in San Jose, whom I have come across in my
life.
Through the years, I never met Nicole Miller. Even though
I never had the chance to know her, I felt like I lost someone
close to me, after learning about her through your site. You
should be proud of your daughter. Every wonderful person has
a wonderful family. We truly have an angel looking down on
us. It always puts a smile on my face to have people like
you during these tough times.
I wish I emailed this to you earlier. I want to let you know
that you always have a friend in me. I visit San Jose twice
a year. If you need anything from me, please feel free to
contact me at fasjsc@excite.com.
My door is always open. I don't what will happen in the near
future. All that I know is that the spirit of the U.S. and
its citizens will survive, especially with a family as strong
and as caring as yours. Thank you for being positive during
these times.
Yours Sincerely and Respectfully,
Jonathan Klein, United States Army
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amily and friends that I was all right and learned
that they were all in good health, I couldn't stop thinking
Hello. I didn't know your daughter,
but I was just surfing the Internet when I came across this tribute
page. I just spent some time reading it and just wanted to let you
know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I feel for you in your
loss. What a beautiful girl your daughter was. I'm sure she touched
the lives of many people in her days here on earth. It breaks my heart
to think of her innocence that was lost at such a young age. She should
have had so many more years to do all that she wanted. Just from the
poems and tributes that I have read I can tell what a beautiful person
she was. I wish I could have known her. But from the things I've read,
I feel like I know her a little bit. I've never written any kind of
emails like this, but I felt compelled to write you. I've been touched
by this tragedy as we all have here in the United States. I've always
wished I could have some kind of contact with someone who has lived
through this on a more personal level. Those of us who didn't know
someone directly who was lost, still feel your loss right along with
you. Of course we can never know the pain you've been through, we
do think of you and many have cried right along with you even though
you might not know that they are. Anyway, I just wanted to let you
know that your family is in my thoughts and I won't forget about the
loss of your daughter and the other lives lost. She was a beautiful
girl, and even though I don't know her, her face will remain in my
mind each day. And her memory will live on through all that she touched.
God Bless you and your family.
Love
Michele
I just wanted to tell you that while
looking over all of the 9/11 web sites,
I found this link to a Nicole Miller. I don't know her, but I just
sat
there and looked at all the pictures and cried. I am about her age
and just
can't imagine what she was going through. But I just want to let you
know
that all my thoughts and prayers are with Nicole and her family and
friends.
I'm sorry something this tragic has happened to you and your family.
I know
she's looking down on you.
Sincerely yours,
Stephanie (Dallas, TX)
I don't know Nicole ...
I am a 14 year old boy living in Hawaii and like to tell her family
that our family is praying for all the familles that had lost a love
one.
God bless you and your family from the Garcia family to your family
God bless from Kawika Garcia
(omegaboy44@aol.com)
What a beautiful tribute to a true
humanitarian, american hero, and angel. We will pray for Nicole and
her friends and family.
Jim and Lee Ann Hillis
Tuckerton, New Jersey
As a 15 year old student, I had not
until tonight fully grasped the amount of sorrow and sadness your
family and friends must have gone through. Although I never knew Nicole,
my deepest sympathies are the very least that I can possibly give
you or any of the other countless families who suffered tragic losses
on that day of infamy. My view upon life is that everyone and everything
serves a purpose. I truely believe, after reading and hearing so much
about Nicole, that she made a wonderful impact on many peoples' lives.
I believe that Nicole's purpose in life was simple, to give people
a smile. I would love to personally greet any of your family, in any
way possible. The story of the passengers of Flight 93 will remain
a motivation to succeed and strive for anything and everything possible.
My dearest sincerity,
Steve Lexa
Nicole's family,
As I sit here looking at Nicole's
site. I can see by words and pictures who she was. I see a special,
beautiful loved woman with a loving family. I hope you all know how
much she touched my life, not even knowing her I feel this great closeness
to who she was. This site touched my heart. I didn't have a loss or
even know anyone involved that day but there has not been a day go
by I don't think of all the heros. Many times I will just cry thinking
of the people as Nicole and so on and it has opened my eyes more to
life and in the moment but no day without great love and remembrance
for Nicole and everyone else. I will remember Nicole always.
I love what her family did with the
site. It is again so wonderful and I can see so much love and happiness.
Thank you for sharing.
God bless~
Misty Haner
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