Douglas Brian Gurian

West Point, 1986

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Zuzana Hrdlicka on June 24, 2005:

I think of Doug almost every day since September 11, and often shed a tear. I think he would be surprised, it had been so long since we saw each other, graduation day from high school. Doug had been my friend throughout six years of high school. I remember sitting in the bleachers with him at various basketball or baseball games sharing teenage angst. He was smart, fun and funny, and kind. He was my "safety" - when we were thirteen we promised each other that if we were thirty and not married yet, we would get married. Lucky for him we had lost touch. I watched in horror as both towers went down on that clear blue day. Doug defines for me what we all lost that day times three thousand, a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a friend Each had touched so many people and contributed so much to this world and still had so much to contribute. I don't know if Doug was married or had children, but my heart and sympathy goes out to all who loved him. Zuzana Hrdlicka

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