Families that are torn apart, that suffer. It's the 'human element' that's vital to true history telling, she said. The stories that need to be toldĪ history major, Erika believes that the stories about epic and significant, albeit mostly tragic, events should be more than a textbook summary. It’s at once a beautiful and painful memory for the Piver family, with Erika’s children very young, but old enough to remember. More than 20 years ago, when Erika, Susan and the kids went to visit Josh, they did 'touristy things,' including a trip to Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of 1 World Trade Center, the North Tower. The two were together in the office that fateful morning. She said he loved his job and even helped a former college classmate get a post with the same firm. At Cantor Fitzgerald, Josh traded pollution credits and energy credits. After his 2000 college graduation, he left for the Big Apple. He landed the internship at Cantor Fitzgerald and they brought him on board. He started out majoring in environmental science and then switched to economics but still minored in the former. (Photo courtesy of Erika Piver)Īfter graduating from high school, he attended the University of Vermont - with his best friend since the fourth grade - Erika said. Josh Piver's 2000 graduation from the University of Vermont. 'This community has been there for us all these years,' Erika said, to both support the scholarship fund, but also importantly to 'keep Josh's memory alive.' Daniel Packer Inne, Oyster Club, Engine Room, Nana's Bakery and Pizza, Grass & Bone, Taquerio, Rio Salado, Steak Loft, and Nana's Bakery and Pizza.

Among them are: Jealous Monk, Dog Watch Cafe, Dog Watch Mystic, Macondo, Stonington Pizza Palace, Bravo Bravo, Go Fish, Breakwater, Red 36, Capt. Last year, the Stonington High School Boosters and the Athletic Hall of Fame donated the scoreboard for the Piver Field.Īnd Saturday, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a number of Stonington, Pawcatcuk and Mystic eateries are participating in the 'Dine to Donate' fundraiser to support the Josh Piver memorial scholarship fund. The annual Josh Piver Cup boys soccer tournament has been held for several years and is played by area schools' soccer teams. Though Erika said that in 2020, it was difficult to hold any fundraising events. Over these many years, there’s been myriad events and fundraisers to both honor his memory and to bolster the scholarship fund, all enthusiastically supported by the community.

Calling Tower by Josh Leone