PETER CRAIG ALDERMAN: They'll
Always Have France
Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman will always treasure
the priceless September week they spent with their sons
Peter and Jeffrey, and their daughter, Jane, in a rented
house in Roussillon, France. But Peter Craig Alderman had
to fly back on Saturday, Sept. 8, in time to prepare for
a conference in Windows on the World, which he attended
for Bloomberg L.P., where he worked in financial
services.
When his parents learned that Peter Alderman, 25, was
missing after the terrorist attack, they tried to return;
no flights were available. So Michael R. Bloomberg sent
his personal jet to fly them back. The Aldermans know
that their son was trapped on the 106th floor; Jane got
an email message from him at 9:35 a.m. He said that there
was a lot of smoke, and that people were afraid. "We knew
there was no hope for him," said Mrs. Alderman.
And so, on Wednesday, in their home in Armonk, N.Y.,
they threw a party: Champagne, kegs of beer and tons of
food, "a celebration of his life, by his friends," said
Mr. Alderman. Over 100 came from as far away as Portland,
Ore.; Mr. Bloomberg was there as well. "We ate, drank and
laughed," Mr. Alderman said, "and we told stories."
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