A Winnipeg woman is reflecting on 9/11, 15 years after her partner passed away.
“It’s been a lot of time to think about this. In some sense every day is the same but this is a time, I suppose, to sum up and to share thoughts about these 15 years with other people,” said Ellen Judd, from her home on Sunday.
Judd’s partner, Christine Egan, was one of the victims of 9/11.
Egan was a British-born nurse who spent most of her life in Canada working very largely in Nunavut and northern Manitoba.
Judd spoke highly of Egan, who had studied nutrition and environmental health among the Inuit, culminating in a PhD from the University of Manitoba.
This plaque hangs in the Jack Hildes Atrium at the Bannatyne Campus at the University of Manitoba. (Source: Ellen Judd)
In September 2001, Egan was travelling to New York to take care of her brother’s son living with Down syndrome.
“[Her brother] worked in the World Trade Center and she was going to see an old school friend that day and that was where they were going to meet.”
Now, 15 years later, Judd said she has no choice but to carry on.
“I certainly reflect on her life, try to honour it. On occasions like this, remember it with old friends as well,” said Judd.
“I think it would be good for people to remember all the joy she brought to life and that she cared about the people around her. She loved her old friends, liked meeting new friends.”
Christine Egan is shown in an earlier photo. (Source: Ellen Judd)
