Ann-Laure Decadt
Ann-Laure Decadt
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Age: 31
Location:
Hudson River Greenway Bike Path
at Canal street
New York , NY
United States
On October 31 a driver drove a truck onto the Hudson River Greenway
Bike Path at Houston Street and intentially struck many cyclists and
pedestrians. The story was covered widely in the media which also
reported on the lives of those killed that day, including the BBC, NY Daily News and The NY Times
We installed a ghost bike for the 8 cyclists that lost their lives that day on the greenway at Canal street.
One cyclist killed that day was Ann-Lauri Decadt.
From NBC News:
A Belgian woman killed in a terrorist attack
in Manhattan this week was an "amazing wife" and "the most wonderful mom
to our two little boys," her grieving husband said.
Ann-Laure Decadt, 31, from Staden, West Flanders, Belgium, was one of eight victims killed when the attacker drove a truck for blocks through a bike lane on Tuesday before crashing into a school bus.
Her husband, Alexander Naessens, told Dutch language newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that
Decadt was vacationing in New York with her two sisters and mother and
was biking along the West Side Highway when the attack happened.
Ann-Laure Decadt of Belgium was killed in the New York City truck attack. Social media via Reuters
"She
was an amazing wife and the most wonderful mom to our two little boys
of three months and three years. This loss is unbearable and
unimaginable for us," Naessens said in a statement. "It is cruel that
someone who's on vacation loses their life like this."
Decadt's sisters and mother were with her but were not injured, he added.
According to AP News:
Ann-Laure Decadt,
31, the mother of a 3-year-old and a 3-month-old son, had traveled with
her relatives to New York from a rural town in Belgium.
Decadt
belonged to a prominent family that owns a venerable animal feed
business in Staden, a town of 11,000 some 60 miles (100 kilometers) west
of Brussels.
The
family said in a statement that “she was riding a bike and apparently
was surprised by a vehicle that came from behind.” Her husband and
children had not traveled with her. Other family members escaped injury.
Decadt
grew up in the town and was active in its social scene, taking part in
the youth council and village fairs, said Staden’s mayor, Francesco
Vanderjeugd.
“Ann-Laure meant so much to us in town,” he said. “It is an attack in New York, but also one on our community.”
Flags
flew at half-staff in the village, and a condolence register was opened
at the community center Wednesday — All Saints’ Day, when Belgium
traditionally remembers the dead.
Johan
Verstervete, a friend of the family, said: “We knew her as a very
spontaneous person, very dynamic, loving her family and her children.”
Vanderjeugd
said he was delighted when he first heard that Decadt was going to New
York. He even sent the family a message saying: “Wow, you’ll have a
great time there, with Halloween and the New York marathon and all.”
“And then,” he said, “this happens.”
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Age: 31
Location:
Hudson River Greenway Bike Path
at Canal street
New York , NY
United States
On October 31 a driver drove a truck onto the Hudson River Greenway
Bike Path at Houston Street and intentially struck many cyclists and
pedestrians. The story was covered widely in the media which also
reported on the lives of those killed that day, including the BBC, NY Daily News and The NY Times
We installed a ghost bike for the 8 cyclists that lost their lives that day on the greenway at Canal street.
One cyclist killed that day was Ann-Lauri Decadt.
From NBC News:
A Belgian woman killed in a terrorist attack
in Manhattan this week was an "amazing wife" and "the most wonderful mom
to our two little boys," her grieving husband said.
Ann-Laure Decadt, 31, from Staden, West Flanders, Belgium, was one of eight victims killed when the attacker drove a truck for blocks through a bike lane on Tuesday before crashing into a school bus.
Her husband, Alexander Naessens, told Dutch language newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that
Decadt was vacationing in New York with her two sisters and mother and
was biking along the West Side Highway when the attack happened.
Ann-Laure Decadt of Belgium was killed in the New York City truck attack. Social media via Reuters
"She
was an amazing wife and the most wonderful mom to our two little boys
of three months and three years. This loss is unbearable and
unimaginable for us," Naessens said in a statement. "It is cruel that
someone who's on vacation loses their life like this."
Decadt's sisters and mother were with her but were not injured, he added.
According to AP News:
Ann-Laure Decadt,
31, the mother of a 3-year-old and a 3-month-old son, had traveled with
her relatives to New York from a rural town in Belgium.
Decadt
belonged to a prominent family that owns a venerable animal feed
business in Staden, a town of 11,000 some 60 miles (100 kilometers) west
of Brussels.
The
family said in a statement that “she was riding a bike and apparently
was surprised by a vehicle that came from behind.” Her husband and
children had not traveled with her. Other family members escaped injury.
Decadt
grew up in the town and was active in its social scene, taking part in
the youth council and village fairs, said Staden’s mayor, Francesco
Vanderjeugd.
“Ann-Laure meant so much to us in town,” he said. “It is an attack in New York, but also one on our community.”
Flags
flew at half-staff in the village, and a condolence register was opened
at the community center Wednesday — All Saints’ Day, when Belgium
traditionally remembers the dead.
Johan
Verstervete, a friend of the family, said: “We knew her as a very
spontaneous person, very dynamic, loving her family and her children.”
Vanderjeugd
said he was delighted when he first heard that Decadt was going to New
York. He even sent the family a message saying: “Wow, you’ll have a
great time there, with Halloween and the New York marathon and all.”
“And then,” he said, “this happens.”