Hernán Mendoza, Diego Angelini, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernan Ferruchi
Hernán Mendoza, Diego Angelini, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernan Ferruchi
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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.
Several media outlets reported on a group of Argentinian friends who graduated from high school in 1987 and travelled to NYC together. Including the Irish Times. Five of them were killed riding bikes together on this day.
from Time Magazine
“Five of the victims were from Rosario — young entrepreneurs, members of
the city’s society. I imagine they had beautiful families,” President
Mauricio Macri said Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
Ariel Erlij, 48
Ariel Erlij, a well-known businessman in Argentina,
and some of his old friends were in New York City to mark the 30th
anniversary of their high school graduation when they were killed,
Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Erlij, 48, had
organized and helped fund the reunion trip for his former classmates —
many of whom were architects, according to Argentina’s La Nacion newspaper. The trip, which included a stop in Boston, had been planned for more than a year.
“Five of the victims were from Rosario — young
entrepreneurs, members of the city’s society. I imagine they had
beautiful families,” President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday, according
to the Associated Press.
Erlij was the chief executive of Ivanar, a steel manufacturing company in Argentina, La Nacion reported. Erlij’s friends told the Washington Post
he had three children, loved going to the gym and always made time for
family and friends outside of work. “He managed to become a successful
businessman, without forgetting about his friends,” Jose Lo Menzo told
the newspaper. “It is a loss without meaning.”
Erlij and his friends set off for the U.S. on
Saturday, wearing matching white T-shirts emblazoned with the word
“libre,” or free. They had graduated together from the Polytechnic
School of Rosario, Argentina in 1987, according to the AP.
(From
left) Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan
Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and
Ariel Benvenuto, gather for a group photo before their trip to New York
City, at the airport in Rosario, Argentina, Oct. 28, 2017. Mendoza,
Angelini, Pagnucco, Erlij and Ferruchi were killed in the terrorist
attack in New York on Oct. 31. Courtesy Trevisan family—AP
Alejandro Damián Pagnucco
Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, an Argentinian architect,
was part of the group of friends killed while touring New York City. He
was lovingly known as “Picho,” according to La Nacion. He was
49, according the newspaper, though the NYPD said he was 47. It was a
“dream” of Pagnucco’s to visit New York City, his daughter, Ornee
Pagnucco told the Washington Post. “We’re shattered,” she said. “It’s been really hard.”
Hernán Ferruchi, 47
Hernán Ferruchi, 47, was also an architect from
Argentina who lost his life in the deadly terrorist attack. He had
studied at the National University of Rosario after graduating high
school, La Nacion reported.
Diego Enrique Angelini, 47
Diego Enrique Angelini, 47, was a father of three and an architect who had a studio in Argentina, according to La Nacion.
Hernan Diego Mendoza, 47
Hernan Diego Mendoza, 47, was also an architect in Argentina. He was remembered for his love of rugby.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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.
Several media outlets reported on a group of Argentinian friends who graduated from high school in 1987 and travelled to NYC together. Including the Irish Times. Five of them were killed riding bikes together on this day.
from Time Magazine
“Five of the victims were from Rosario — young entrepreneurs, members of
the city’s society. I imagine they had beautiful families,” President
Mauricio Macri said Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
Ariel Erlij, 48
Ariel Erlij, a well-known businessman in Argentina,
and some of his old friends were in New York City to mark the 30th
anniversary of their high school graduation when they were killed,
Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Erlij, 48, had
organized and helped fund the reunion trip for his former classmates —
many of whom were architects, according to Argentina’s La Nacion newspaper. The trip, which included a stop in Boston, had been planned for more than a year.
“Five of the victims were from Rosario — young
entrepreneurs, members of the city’s society. I imagine they had
beautiful families,” President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday, according
to the Associated Press.
Erlij was the chief executive of Ivanar, a steel manufacturing company in Argentina, La Nacion reported. Erlij’s friends told the Washington Post
he had three children, loved going to the gym and always made time for
family and friends outside of work. “He managed to become a successful
businessman, without forgetting about his friends,” Jose Lo Menzo told
the newspaper. “It is a loss without meaning.”
Erlij and his friends set off for the U.S. on
Saturday, wearing matching white T-shirts emblazoned with the word
“libre,” or free. They had graduated together from the Polytechnic
School of Rosario, Argentina in 1987, according to the AP.
(From
left) Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan
Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and
Ariel Benvenuto, gather for a group photo before their trip to New York
City, at the airport in Rosario, Argentina, Oct. 28, 2017. Mendoza,
Angelini, Pagnucco, Erlij and Ferruchi were killed in the terrorist
attack in New York on Oct. 31. Courtesy Trevisan family—AP
Alejandro Damián Pagnucco
Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, an Argentinian architect,
was part of the group of friends killed while touring New York City. He
was lovingly known as “Picho,” according to La Nacion. He was
49, according the newspaper, though the NYPD said he was 47. It was a
“dream” of Pagnucco’s to visit New York City, his daughter, Ornee
Pagnucco told the Washington Post. “We’re shattered,” she said. “It’s been really hard.”
Hernán Ferruchi, 47
Hernán Ferruchi, 47, was also an architect from
Argentina who lost his life in the deadly terrorist attack. He had
studied at the National University of Rosario after graduating high
school, La Nacion reported.
Diego Enrique Angelini, 47
Diego Enrique Angelini, 47, was a father of three and an architect who had a studio in Argentina, according to La Nacion.
Hernan Diego Mendoza, 47
Hernan Diego Mendoza, 47, was also an architect in Argentina. He was remembered for his love of rugby.