9-11 Memorial: Remembering Arlington's Own 16 Years Later

ARLINGTON, MA — As police and fire departments across the country remember those who died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Commonwealth is remembering the 206 who lost their lives as a result.

At least one Arlington resident died as a result of the attacks. His grave at reads: “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal.”His name was Joseph Mathai. He was 49. And he was the only Arlington resident known to have died at the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Although there were no commemorations planned in town, the state house will lower the flag and then read the names of those lost in the attacks 16 years ago. Logan airport held a minute of silence at 8:46 a.m. to remember those aboard the two hijacked planes that took off from Logan. The Governor and Boston Mayor Walsh will go to the Boston Public Garden this afternoon, where a tree was seeded from the 9/11 Survivor Tree and given to the City of Boston.

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Joseph Mathai, 49, was a managing partner at Cambridge Technology Partners in Massachusetts. He was married with two children and divided his time between New York and Arlington and Boston. The World Trade Center had been a landmark in Mathai’s life, Patch reported in 2011. He had dated his wife, Teresa, at Windows on the World. He started his first commercial venture at the World Trade Center. And he was there attending a conference on Sept. 11, 2001.

Mathai left behind his wife, Teresa; a son, Robert; a daughter, Michelle; his mother, Aleyamma; and four brothers, Cherian, Jacob, John, and Mathai.