Children of 9/11: Teens Who Were Born After Their Fathers Died
Editor’s note: The story below originally ran on Sept. 11, 2016 to mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11.Known as the Children of 9/11, they were the 100 or so babies born after their fathers died on September 11, 2001, in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. PEOPLE first introduced them in a cover story just a few months after 9/11 and then again 10 years later in 2011.
• Lauren McIntyre‘s father, Port Authority Police Officer Donald McIntyre, died after running into the South Tower to save others. Lauren – who is now 16 and was born less than three months after 9/11 – and her two older siblings, Caitlyn, 22, and Donald Jr., 20, became like surrogate children to their father’s surviving fellow officers, and Lauren is comforted by his final act of bravery.
“Some people believe in God or the greater power,” says Gabriel. “I believe that the ones close to you that we’ve lost are there to help you, watching every step you take.”
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