A quilt tribute to 911

Donna Campbell made this quilt for her husband Rob to honor his service as a fire fighter and as a memorial to 911. Children from St. Francis Cathedral Catholic School in Metuchen, NJ were asked to draw pictures and write their thanks to firemen.

Rob Campbell was Chief of Fire for Edison, NJ at the time of 911. His dept was asked to dispatch rescue units to the site of of the World Trade Center where 343 firefighters lost their lives.

Donna and Rob attended funerals for the next nine Saturdays in respect for the fallen firefighters. Donna says, " Normally a fireman's funeral would have thousands attending. There were so many funerals to attend that some only had 200 present."

Donna says, "Making this quilt was a way I could memorialize the time I spent with my husband at the funerals of firefighter as well as a way of honoring his own service as a firefighter."