South Brunswick Remembers: 9/11 Terror Attacks, 24 Years Later

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Thursday marks one of the darkest days in American history – the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

As we mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, South Brunswick remembers four township residents whose lives were tragically lost in the World Trade Center on that devastating day in 2001.

The community will honor the memory of Jeffrey Robinson, Kenneth Charles Ledee, Mukul Agarwal, and Toyena C. Skinner — neighbors whose lives were cut short in the terrorist attacks.

Jeffrey Robinson, 38, of Monmouth Junction, worked as a systems analyst at Marsh & McLennan Companies. Kenneth Charles Ledee, also 38 and from Monmouth Junction, served as an email coordinator at the same firm. Both men were in the World Trade Center when the attacks occurred.

Toyena C. Skinner, 27, of Kingston, held a position with Wachovia Corporation and was also working in the towers that morning.

Mukul Agarwal, 37, was a South Brunswick High School graduate who had lived in Kendall Park before moving to New York City, where he perished in the attacks.

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, South Brunswick police officers deployed to New York City to assist in rescue and recovery efforts. In the weeks that followed, local officers joined the entire community in fundraising efforts to help families who lost loved ones.

Though nearly a quarter-century has passed, South Brunswick remains committed to ensuring these neighbors are never forgotten.

The township asks residents to take a moment today to remember their lives and the impact they had on the community.

Nearly 3,000 Americans, including four from South Brunswick, were killed in the suicide attacks carried out by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida.

Most 9/11 victims were from either New York or New Jersey, where many who lived across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center recall the horror of watching the twin towers collapse from their homes in Hoboken and Jersey City.

More than 2,700 people died at the World Trade Center alone on 9/11, including the passengers of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. Another 184 were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and 44 died on United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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