Sally Regenhard

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Sally Regenhard
Born
Catherine Theresa Doherty

(1946-11-04) November 4, 1946 (age 77)
New York City, U.S.
Occupationactivist
Spouse
Al Regenhard
​
(m. 1967)​
Childrenson Christian (deceased)
daughter Christina

Sally Regenhard (born November 4, 1946) is an American

Co-op City in The Bronx in New York City who has degrees in behavioral sciences and gerontology and has worked in the nursing home industry for over 20 years, Regenhard became an advocate for skyscraper safety after the death of her 28-year-old son, Christian, a probationary firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, who perished in the collapse of the World Trade Center
on September 11, 2001.

Activism

Along with her husband Al, her daughter Christina, and Monica Gabrielle, a

non-profit
organization that has four main goals:

  • Demand a federal investigation (via the use of subpoenas) into the collapse of the World Trade Center, including information on its design, evacuation procedures, and "firefighting techniques".
  • To promote improved compliance of building and fire codes in New York City and nationwide, and assuring the safety of firefighters and residents (and workers) who reside and work in such structures.
  • To educate "codes groups" in allowing fire departments in having a say in the building of new skyscrapers. The "code groups" will be assembled by a mixed group of fire services officials and engineers, replacing the present "code groups" who are composed mainly of
    bureaucrats
    , builders, and others who have little or no knowledge of fire safety.
  • To have say and voice in the construction of the Freedom Tower and all other structures built at Ground Zero, thus assuring that newly revised fire safety codes are enforced.

Regenhard has also worked to honor her son's legacy. On July 18, 2006, Sally and her family, with the assistance of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, dedicated the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice located in Manhattan. Currently it is a research center offering seminars, lectures, and doing research and contracts with emergency response organizations. The College dedicated its own 9/11 Memorial in 2011. [1]

The credits page of Robert Greenwald's viral videos series, The REAL RUDY, offer "very special thanks to Regenhard.[2]

Views about Rudolph Giuliani

In recent years, Regenhard has become one of the most vocal and visible critics of

major candidate to win the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential race
.

She made national headlines in May 2004, when during a televised public hearing on the 9/11 Commission, she interrupted Giuliani while he was giving a speech. She has made appearances on various news-related programs on such networks as CNN and C-SPAN.[3]

In a September 2006 article in New York Daily News, Regenhard said, "There's a large and growing number of both FDNY families, FDNY members, former and current, and civilian families who want to expose the true failures of the Giuliani administration when it comes to 9/11," and that she intends to "Swift Boat" Giuliani and his campaign.[4]

Post 9/11

Regenhard has voiced her opposition to the construction of the controversial

New York Times claims that the construction of the center would be "sacrilege on sacred ground." In response to accusations that opponents to the project were anti-Muslim, Regenhard replied "People are being accused of being anti-Muslim and racist, but this is simply a matter of sensitivity. It’s hard enough to go down to that pit of hell and death."[5]

Regenhard resides in Yonkers, New York with her husband.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Emergency-Response Center Honors the Spirit of 9/11 Hero Firefighter" from Scribd retrieved August 9, 2011
  2. ^ The REAL Rudy Credits
  3. ^ Kyra Phillips, CNN Anchor (March 10, 2002) Interview with Christine Papasso, Sally Regenhard, Richard Saracelli". CNN Sunday Morning, CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2002
  4. ^ Ben Smith (September 18, 2006). "Rudy's Black Cloud: WTC Health Risks may hurt Prez Bid". New York Daily News. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. New York Times
    July 13, 2010

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