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NOEL J. FOSTER: Blue Eyes and Red Cars

 

Everything was going so great for Noel J. Foster. He and his wife, Nancy, were extremely in love. They had just celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary with a two-week trip out West. Both the children were in school, with the youngest, Nicole, 5, having just started kindergarten on Sept. 6. The family had bought a house in Bridgewater, N.J., and Mr. Foster, 40, had fixed up every room but one. His wife just bought a new car.

It was as life should have been for a young couple in America. Mr. Foster was a vice president with Aon Corporation on the 99th floor of 2 World Trade Center. "They were at a perfect time in their life," said Peggy Oblack, Mrs. Foster's sister. "Things were really good."

Mrs. Oblack admired her sister's husband. He had blue eyes. He loved music. He was full of fun. He loved red cars. He always had a project going. "He was a wonderful family man," said Mrs. Foster. "He loved spending time with his wife and kids on the weekends. The beach, the boardwalks, the arcades."

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From "Profiles in Grief" of The New York Times