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9/11 oral history project: Tyree Bacon

Steven Pappas, whose life was spared while trying

Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | Steven Pappas, whose life was spared while trying to save a woman's life during the tower collapse, wrestled with survivor's guilt, but has found purpose with the births of his children.

“It’s a Boy! It’s a Girl” read the blue and pink signs on the front lawn of Tyree Bacon’s Islip home in late August. Three weeks earlier, Bacon’s wife, Carrie, had given birth to twins, a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Tyree, whom they call Teddy. Their births and that of their daughter Maggie three years earlier has brought the New York State court officer’s life almost full circle from nine years...

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