Kids & Family

Remembering a West Chester 9/11 Victim

West Chester lost a son on September 11, 2001.

The following comes from the New York Times, who wrote a profile on West Chester's George Eric Smith in December, 2001.

"Even when he decided more than a decade ago to work in New York City, Mr. Smith chose to endure a rough commute — traveling 3 hours or so by train from his home in West Chester, Pa., on Sunday nights, staying in a corporate apartment during the week, then traveling back to Pennsylvania for the weekend — to be close to his grandmother."

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