 AntonioCooper
JR.,
6 months old: He was the first child of Antonio Cooper Sr., and Renee Cooper, both25. "They would come down at lunch and play with him and feed him.". |
 ZackaryChavez,
age 3: "The night before, when he went to bed, he said, 'I love you, mommy,you're beautiful,'" said his mother Alisha, 21, a single parent who worksas a customer service representative. |
 AnthonyC.
Cooper II,
age 2: "He would go in his mother'soffice and sit in her chair," said the day care center operator of Danaand A.C. Cooper's son. "Once when Wanda told him it was time to go, hesaid, "I'm the boss." |
 ChaseSmith,
age 3:
"He loved to write...He was so bright that he had a tendency to getthe pages colored quickly". His mom works for the IRS. |
 TylerEaves,
8 months: "He would be sitting in a swing and fussing but would stop when hesaw you coming to him... He loved to be rocked". |
 LeeGottshall,
6 months: "He had been a little fussy because he was teething. I'd hadto put in teething gel and rock him to sleep." |
 DanielleBell,
15 months: "She liked to throw the ball to you.". Her mother, Deniece, 28, isa postal worker. "And she was never more happy than when you readher a story." |
 TevinGarrett,
17 months: "He was a little roustabout...a little ballplayer. He was always too busy for hugs." |
 ElijahCoverdale,
2 1/2: "Elijah loved trucks", says his father, Keith, who lost two sons inthe explosion. "I always took my boys for a ride in the truck whenI got home. |
 BayleeAlmon,
age 1:
She had celebrated her first birthday the day before the blast. It was the image of her limp body being tenderly cradled by a firefighterthat brought the horror of the moment home to America. |
 JaciRae
Coyne,
14 mos: Her parents, Scott and Sharon Coyne, remember that she loved "The ItsyBitsy Spider....she was a snuggler. I never saw her cry." |
 AaronCoverdale,
5 1/2: "He was excited about losing his two front teeth", said his father,Keith Coverdale, 35, a long-haul trucker. "He kept tallking aboutthe dollar the tooth fairy left." |
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