Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum
March 2 ,1968 - Sept. 11, 2001

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SHERYL ROSENBAUM
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Doing What She Wanted 
 
  
Sometime back, Sheryl Rosenbaum filled out an e-mail questionnaire, which her friends passed on to her mother, Bobbie Rosner, after her death. One answer stands out for Mrs. Rosner, who cannot speak of her daughter, the oldest of three children, without weeping.

What job would you want if you could have any one in the world? The one she had, wrote Mrs. Rosenbaum, 33, an accountant and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Mrs. Rosenbaum followed her father into accounting, knowing since childhood, when she helped out in his office, that this was what she wanted to do. She met her husband, Mark, when both worked for Arthur Andersen. Last Monday would have been their seventh anniversary.

By the time Mrs. Rosenbaum decided to quit and start a family, she had made herself so valuable at Cantor Fitzgerald that her supervisors wouldn't hear of it. Instead, they changed her hours and permitted her a four-day week, so she could stay and have children -- Hannah, now 3, and Sam, 17 months. But even on the mommy track, her talents and diligence earned her bonuses and a partnership, her mother said.

But not at the expense of family and friends. The last weekend of her life was typical. One day was spent traveling from New Jersey, where the Rosenbaums were building a house, to Long Island, for the baby shower of her college roommate. The other was spent at a mall with her mother and 82-year-old grandmother, shopping for jeans and tops. "And laughing," her mother said. "We always laughed."
 
I am remembering Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum (formerly Rosner) by doing a tribute to her  as part of  the "2,996 Project"  which was started by Dale Challener Roe, to honor the innocent victims of September 11, 2001. More than 3,000 bloggers will be remembering the lives of each and every victim of that tragic day, which changed America forever and affected the whole world.

I feel honored to be participating in this project. I cried when I first saw Sheryl's picture and read about her. Her smile has stayed with me ever since that moment. Sheryl has touched my heart and I will never be able to forget her. She was beautiful inside as well as outside. My heart breaks for her husband, and her children, as well as her parents and family.

I wanted Sheryl's tribute to be more than just a few words about a victim. I wanted everyone to know what a wonderful woman she was, but there was very little information available about her and I didn't know where else to turn, or what else to do... until I received an email about Sheryl's tribute which gave me a little more information. I cried so much when I read that email because my prayers had been answered. I was very touched, and grateful to the person that contacted me because it led me to the picture of Sheryl holding her beautiful children, which made my heart brake all over again.    

I know there is no such thing as closure or healing when you lose someone you love. How can there be? Death is final, but it never goes away. She was an innocent victim with so much to live for and so much love in her heart. She was taken away too soon, without the chance to say goodbye to her family.

To the Rosner and Rosenbaum families, please accept my deepest, most heartfelt condolences on the loss of your beautiful Sheryl. 
 

 My Tribute To Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum

 Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum, a loving wife and mother, was only 33 when she was killed in the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001.

Sheryl worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, as an accountant and partner, doing a job that she loved. It was her sixth year with the company. She wanted to be an accountant, just like her father, ever since she was a little girl and used to go help her father in his office. Little did she know that she would grow up and meet the father of her children in the same field. She married Mark Rosenbaum in 1994. They would've celebrated their seventh anniversary a few weeks after that tragic day. Sheryl was very happy with Mark, and very much in love. She carried pictures of them together and showed them to her friends and co-workers. She also loved to show the beautiful double string pearl bracelet that he gave her. She always thought of him while at work and she would listen to the Grease soundtrack, which was his favorite, whenever she had to work late at the office.

Sheryl was a hard worker, she was confident, determined, ambitious, loyal, honest, and very bright. Her talents and diligence earned her bonuses and a partnership in Cantor Fitzgerald. She was very valuable to the company, and when the time came that she wanted to start a family, her supervisors wouldn't let her resign. Instead they changed her hours and allowed her to work four days a week. Havinga family was the most important thing to Sheryl. She and her husband Mark were blessed with two beautiful children, Hannah and Sam. At the time of her death, Hannah was 3 and Sam was 17 months old. Their mother was taken from them, and her children will have to grow up without her, but Sheryl will always be with her children. She will always watch over them and she will live on through them.

Five years have passed since that dreadful day, but Sheryl will never be forgotten. She left a part of herself with everyone that knew her, loved her, and worked with her. Those whose lives she touched will always have her with them; they will always hear her voice, always see her smile, and always feel her warmth. She will always be in the hearts of her family, her friends, and co-workers because she made their world a brighter place. She was only here for 33 years, but in that time she enriched the lives of so many people by being such a loving, caring and generous person. She was someone you could turn to and depend on.

Sheryl was a very dedicated woman. She was always there when she was needed. No matter what had to be done, she always took the time to make sure it was done. She was also very giving, always there to listen, and always there to be a friend to those that worked with her. She was loved by everyone that knew her because she was outgoing, enthusiastic, energetic, she had a great sense of humor, and was always laughing.

As a child, she was so full of energy, always getting into everything, and  wanting to know everything. Sheryl's family described her as the "glue" of the family, and also the "thread" that pulled them into a tight, loving, and giving family. She was a wonderful and loving daughter, grandaughter, and sister to two brothers, Marc and David. They were all very proud of the woman she grew into and of everything that she achieved. Every day that passes, she will be missed.

Cantor Fitzgerald occupied offices on floors 101-105 in the North tower of the World Trade Center. Sheryl Rosenbaum was one of 658 Cantor employees that lost their lives on Sept 11. The first airplane,American Airlines flight 11, crashed into the North tower at a speed of 470 mph between floors 93-99. Sheryl was on the105th floor. None of the Cantor Fitzgerald employees stood a chance of getting out.

Sheryl's mother, Bobbie Rosner heard her daughters voice, shortly after the attack. Mrs Rosner called Sheryl at work once she found out of the terrorist attacks. Someone in the office picked up the phone and told Sheryl about the phone call, but she told her co-worker to hang up the phone.

A light has gone out in the lives of her parents, Bobbi and Barry Rosner. Sheryl lit up their lives with her beautiful smiles, and her warm heart. She will always be loved, adored, and missed.

From the Newark Star-Ledger on Oct 24, 2002:

"A SHRINE OF REMEMBERANCE"
Temble Beth El, in the Somerset section of Franklin Township has dedicated it's sanctuary to the memory of Sheryl Rosner Rosenbaum. Her family has been longstanding members of the temple. Her family wanted to commemorate her life in the dedication of the sanctuary. Rabbi David Wise, the temple's spiritual leader said, "The santuary represents a safe place. It's an appropriate tribute."