In memory of William G. Minardi, “Billy” July 14, 1955 – September 11, 2001 Age 46 Bedford, New York Cantor Fitzgerald, derivatives broker North Tower, World Trade Center Billy Minardi lived 48-hour days. His wife, Stephanie, said he never sat still. He did not want to miss anything, and he did not. He rose at 4:30 a.m., worked out, then went to Cantor Fitzgerald to trade derivatives. He kept dozens of friendships from high school, college, and Wall Street. He played golf with clients on weekends. He coached his son William Jr.’s basketball team. He followed the Louisville Cardinals wherever they went, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, California, Utah, because his best friend and brother in law, Rick Pitino, coached them. They had been best friends since high school. Pitino used to tease Joanne, Billy’s sister, that he married her only to stay close to Billy. They spoke two or three times a day, including the morning of September 11. He was the beloved husband of Stephanie and the father of William M., Robert P., and Christine A. He was a son, a brother, an uncle who filled rooms and refused to let anyone else pick up the check. People who met him once said they felt they had known him their whole lives. On September 11 he was at work in Cantor Fitzgerald’s offices in the North Tower, above the impact zone. His work identification was later found in the rubble. Stephanie told their son Willie the news on September 16, the day that would have been their 13th wedding anniversary. Willie was 12. Life, the family has said, has never been the same without him. They remember him by telling the funny stories, toasting the life he led, and refusing to let the days he packed so full become empty. William G. Minardi “Billy” was a father, a friend, and a man who used every hour. He is not forgotten. Never forget.❤️🙏