Remembering Vincent Litto, 9 Years Later

When I started blogging on the Blogger platform in 2006, I made a promise as part of the 2996 Project. I promised to remember Vincent Litto. Now, nine years after the tragedy of 9/11 and four years after my first post, he’s still on my mind. I hope you’ll take a moment to read about this wonderful man, taken from this world too soon, and help me honor his memory.

Who was Vincent?

Vincent Litto was 52 and lived inEltingville, Staten Island – New York, United States. He was the Over-the-Counter Trading Department Vice President at Cantor Fitzgerald. He worked in the World Trade Center on the 104th floor of Tower 1.

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I truly believe that when someone passes, if at least one person remembers them, they live on forever. I believe it’s important to honor and memorialize those we love. As long as we tell their stories, they live on. Vincent Litto lives on—not just through his family but also in me and all those who loved him and knew him – and he was so very loved.

2024 Updates: In remembrance of Vincent M. Litto

This blog post was updated on September 11, 2024, to include the following articles to give you more context into this amazing person. Most of the articles are written by his daughter, Kimberly Rex –

My father was killed on 9/11. I still struggle to understand how he just disappeared – Kimberly Rex is a writer in New York. Her father, Vincent Litto, a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
When people say ‘Never Forget’ 9/11, this is what I hear
My father waited 10 years to open my Christmas present. Then he died in 9/11
Vincent Litto: A Very Large Group of ‘Us’
Vincent M. Litto, 52, a senior vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald

The 2996 Project

The 2,996 Project is a tribute to the victims of 9/11 created by Dale Challener Roe of the Rough Draft blog. On September 11, 2006, 2,996 volunteer bloggers came together to pay tribute to the victims. Each person pays tribute to a single victim. We honor them by remembering their lives,

I wish I could tell you that the 2996 Project website is still online and running 23 years later. I went looking for it today but could only find some of the bloggers who participated in honoring their chosen person. Though the original site is no longer online, it is nice to see that so many tributes are still online.

Our Patriot Day Tradition

Now, 23 years later, remembering Vincent is a part of our family tradition. As I’ve done each year after 9/11, I watch the memorials happening live, share the stories with my children, and, of course, cry. My children were born several years after 2001, but they understand the importance of why we take the time to honor and remember those we lost.

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