EDELMIRO ABAD: One Office, Two
Families
As
the father of three girls who had gone to dancing school
since they were toddlers, Edelmiro Abad, widely known as
Ed, was a proud fixture at dozens of recitals. So it was
with delight that he supported his middle child's
aspiration to open her own dance studio someday. "He was
right there with me," said his daughter Jennifer, 23.
"This was something he wanted as much as I did."
Mr. Abad, 54, who lived in Brooklyn with his wife,
Lorraine, and three daughters (including Rebecca, 26, and
Serena, 19) was also a fixture at Fiduciary Trust Company
International, where he was senior vice president and had
worked for 26 years. The company was a second home, his
relatives said, and its staff another family.
His family members have met with co- workers who
shared offices with Mr. Abad on the 90th floor of 2 World
Trade Center. "Some of the people who survived are
devastated," Ms. Abad said. "They don't know how to go
on."
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