Paul Ambrose, Mary Lou Hague, Christopher Gray & Jim Samuel

On September 12, 2001, our nation – still in shock, and digging through the chaos from the horrific events of the day before – began to understand the scope of what was lost. 

In just 123 minutes, 2,977 mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and daughters and sons were ripped from this world, and life as it had been prior to 7:59 that morning came to an end.

The life-path of every human being in every corner of the world was forever changed by the events of that morning, and it remains our solemn obligation to remember why.

Paul Wesley Ambrose

Paul Wesley Ambrose was the son of Sharon Norwood Ambrose and Kenneth Paul Ambrose of Huntington, West Virginia. In addition to his parents, Paul is survived by his fiancée, Bianca Angelino, of Washington, DC; his grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy M. Norwood, of Huntington; and nieces, Alexandria Kyle Ambrose and Britany Miller; along with many other relatives and a host of beloved friends and colleagues.

Mary Lou Hague

At 26 years old, Mary Lou Hague was one of more than 3000 victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Mary Lou was employed by Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, an investment banking firm, as a financial research analyst, and worked on the 89th floor of Tower Two or the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.

Christopher Stewart Gray

Christopher Stewart Gray’s legacy lives on at both Manalapan High School in his home state of New Jersey, and West Virginia University, where he was a standout quarterback for the Mountaineers. Christopher, who received a Master’s Degree from WVU, has an endowment football scholarship in his name at the college. 

Jim Samuel

A 1993 graduate of West Virginia University, Jim worked for Carr Futures on the 92nd floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Just 29 years old at the time of his death, Jim is survived by his mother, Linda; sister Jennifer Agresto of Sayreville; grandmother Marian Fritz of Whiting, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

With sadness for the lives cut short, but love in our hearts for the legacies that remain, we are honored to name Paul Ambrose, Mary Lou Hague, Christopher Gray, and Jim Samuel as, quite simply, Real West Virginians.