CASEY CHO: Looking Out for
Mother
In the close-knit Korean- American family, the three
sisters once talked about how none of them would ever
want to die before their mother because of the
devastation that it would cause her. But Casey Cho, the
middle sister, disappeared from the 99th floor of 1 World
Trade Center; now her youngest sister is trying to do
what she thinks Ms. Cho would have wanted. "I know Casey
would want me to be strong," said Melissa Cho. "Casey
would try to make my mother get over it."
Casey Cho, 30, shopped, traveled, wrote short stories
and poems and was planning a wedding to a graphics
designer next year. But she also had a strong sense of
family and supported her mother, who lost her husband to
a stroke seven years ago, and her oldest sister, who quit
her job after becoming pregnant. The three women, and Ms.
Cho's 1-year-old nephew, lived together in New Jersey.
Two months ago, Casey Cho got a job doing research in the
environmental claims area for Marsh & McLennan. "She
was really happy," said Melissa Cho, 24. "She never had
any regrets in life."
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