Dear Respected Council Members, I write to you in a simple request to help our great country and community commemorate the attacks of 9-11. Many people have asked how to pay tribute to those that were lost and the future of our nation. I would like to propose a very simple act for all Americans on 9-11. I would like to see "A Candle in the Window" (artificial low voltage Christmas window lights) on the evening of 9-11 to silently pay homage to those that perished. Children across America would find this uplifting to see how the masses of Americans genuinely care in a dignified, peaceful outreach across America. I see these candles of light glowing through the night and rising above to the heavens. This is an idea that was formulated in my sister's neighborhood in New York. She lost her husband, FDNY Battalion Chief John J. (Jack) Fanning on 9-11 in the World Trade Center. I think this would be a beautiful way to pay respect to those that perished that day and unite our communities all around the country in a peaceful manner. Eileen Herbst Cary, NC

The following proclamation was prepared based on Ms. Herbst's proposal: DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN CARY SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 WHEREAS, on Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America in a series of senseless, cowardly, and despicable acts of war, directed at innocent men, women and children in the World Trade Center complex in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and on board four passenger jets, resulting in a momentous loss of life of thousands of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and WHEREAS, as citizens of the United States we continue to pray for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing for those who suffered great and disastrous loss and for the strength to continue to serve and encourage one another in hope and faith; and WHEREAS, September 11th should not only be remembered as a day of great tragedy but also as a day of triumph, courage, kindness, love, hope and freedom, and as a reminder of the great fortune we possess in the character of our people; and WHEREAS, an idea was formulated in a neighborhood in West Hempstead, New York, by neighbors of Maureen Fanning whose husband, FDNY Battalion Chief John J. Fanning, lost his life in the World Trade Center tragedy, to put "a candle in the window" to pay tribute to those who died and to the future of our nation, in hopes that children across America will find it uplifting to see how Americans, in a dignified, peaceful outreach across our nation, genuinely care; and WHEREAS, Eileen Herbst, the sister of Maureen Fanning and a resident of Cary, has brought that idea to our community to pay respect to those that perished that day and to unite us with communities across the country in a peaceful manner. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glen Lang, Mayor of the Town of Cary, North Carolina, call on every resident of Cary to set aside and observe Wednesday, September 11, 2002 as a Day of Remembrance. FURTHERMORE, I encourage all Cary citizens to place an artificial low voltage window light in your home the evening of September 11, 2002, to represent "light glowing through the night and rising above to the heavens" as we pay respect to the victims of September 11th and as we celebrate the countless acts of courage, compassion and loyalty that represent the best in human nature and the American character. PROCLAIMED this 22nd day of August, 2002.

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