You can run a Google search and find a lot of sites carrying Christina Sunga Ryook’s name.

But once you’ve scoured the Internet, you realize that all those references have to do with September 11, 2001, terror attack on the Twin Towers.

Christina never had a chance to make her own imprint on the Internet because the attack took her away from the world at far too early an age. Christina was 25 when she died on what should have been just another day at work at the human resources division of Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center.

Buried amoung sites that simply list her as being among the devastatingly mind-numbing list of 9/11 victims is one site that gives a little bit of information about Christina. A Korean native who grew up in Westlake, Ohio, she was a member of her high school National Honor Society chapter and was involved in the school’s band program, playing the mellophone in the marching band, the clarinet in the concert band and percussion in the jazz band. She graduated in 1994 and went on to pursue her studies at the University of Michigan, where she graduated in 1998 with a degree in psychology.

It appears that she blossomed in college as someone who celebrated her Korean roots. She was an officer in both the Asian American Association and the Korean Students Association. She organized a cultural day program with the latter group for adopted Korean children that won recognition as best of its kind by the United Asian Associations Organization. She was also a practitioner of traditional Korean dance, participating in the Annual program of the Generation Asian Pacific Association, hosted by UAAO.

Christina also continued her education at Eastern Michigan University, pursuing a double master’s in education and history. Then she took her ill-fated break from school to work at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Like so many hundreds more victims of that terrible day, Christina’s death no doubt left many relatives and friends with a sense of grief and loss that continues today. But you can’t help but wonder what we, those who didn’t know her, lost when the terrorist attack snatched this promising young girl from our world.

As we take time to remember and grieve the loss of the 2996 victims that horrendous day September 11 2001, remember to say a prayer for the family and friends who loved them, and continue to feel that loss 5 years later. God Bless and comfort each of them.

Dae Jin & Kyung Woo Ryook, we remember your daughter, and lift prayers for you and your family, this the 5 year anniversary of a day that will live forever in our memories, as a day of historic tragedy.

Christina Sunga Ryook, Age 25 We Remember....