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Linda M. Colon: Ms. Detail

 

Linda M. Colon was the glue at Marsh & McLennan, the person who made sure that all the logistics, the computers, the systems, the modeling, the décor &emdash; everything &emdash; were all taken care of before anyone began to complain. She was also the person who handled the relocation of the corporate headquarters from the Avenue of the Americas to the World Trade Center about a year ago.

Mrs. Colon, 46, was a senior vice president for facilities management, and she loved her job, said her sister Ivette Hernandez. Loved it so much, in fact, that she became a mentor to young people interested in the financial world.

But what Mrs. Colon, who grew up in the Bronx but lived in Perrineville, N.J., enjoyed more than anything was spending time with her husband, Robert, and two daughters, Christine, who turned 18 on Sunday, and Tracy, who is 11.

She was especially happy that Christine had worked this summer with her at Marsh.

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From "Profiles in Grief" of The New York Times