MICHAEL ASHER: A Daily Goodbye
Kiss
On
the evening of Sept. 10, Michael Asher called his son,
Jeremy, into the den to show him a sleek computer image
of an old Jaguar, whose engine he wanted Jeremy to help
him replace and rebuild. Jeremy, 18, was eager to work on
the project. But that day may never come. Mr. Asher, 53,
who worked on the 101st floor of 1 World Trade Center at
eSpeed, a spinoff of Cantor Fitzgerald, is missing.
"I was really into it even though I don't know that
much about cars," Jeremy said of rebuilding the engine.
"It was a chance to spend time with my father."
Mr. Asher was not only good with cars. He was a family
man who enjoyed spending time with his son and daughter,
Rachel, 16, at home in Monroe, N.Y., as well as
rebuilding computers, creating software programs and
listening to jazz.
He was also a man of habits, said his wife, Dana. One
of them was "to kiss me goodbye before leaving for work
at 6:30 a.m. while I was still asleep," she said.
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