{"id":13311,"date":"2017-02-08T09:35:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T08:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technical-fixprotocol.net\/?page_id=13311"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:22:03","slug":"sept-11th-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/sept-11th-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept 11th Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h1>September 11th Memorial<\/h1>\n<h2>Our colleagues&#8230;\u00a0 Our friends&#8230;\u00a0 We will forever remember and miss you&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday, September 11, 2001 will be forever remembered.\u00a0 Tragedy struck not only New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, but rather the entire world.\u00a0 Thousands and thousands of people were victims of this senseless act.\u00a0 All of us were affected either through personal loss or emotionally.\u00a0 Sadly, many of our colleagues within the financial community were victims.\u00a0\u00a0FIX Trading Community\u00a0has designated this area as a vehicle for the FIX community to recognize and commemorate the colleagues we&#8217;ve lost.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top !important;\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Our Friend:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top !important;\" width=\"45%\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scott Saber<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"38%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 650px; border: 0;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/scott-saber-memorial.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Firm:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45%\" height=\"19\">UBS Warburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Role at Firm:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\">Executive Director, Equities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Former Firms:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\">Vie Systems, Morgan Stanley, Merrin Financial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Industry Role:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\">One of the original members of the U.S. FIX Steering Committee since 1995.\u00a0 Member of U.S. FIX Steering Committee.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Loving Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em>I have known Scott since 1995 and consider him a true friend.\u00a0 His good nature, strong personality, and sense of humor certainly invigorated otherwise dull FIX Steering Committee meetings for many years.\u00a0 I will truly miss you&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 19, 2001 &#8211; Scott Atwell, American Century<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scott brought people together &#8211; clients, vendors, competitors &#8211; he was a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;hub&#8221;<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">of interaction. He was a true New Yorker, a good guy with a big laugh and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">an<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">even bigger heart. Like it or not, you could always count on him for an<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">honest and passionate opinion. He was a spokesperson for<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIX and connectivity, a great public speaker with a vision towards a future<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">made better by technology. He was always there to help and we will miss<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">him. It was fun, Scott. May God bless you and keep you.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 19, 2001 &#8211; Joe Sommer, CS First Boston<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I had the opportunity to get to know Scott through the FIX committee and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">other industry meetings. He was fun to be with, had a big heart and a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">great, smiling face. He always livened up the conversations and I truly<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">miss him.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 19, 2001 &#8211; Rich Ronan, Alliance Capital<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have known Scott since 1994 as a colleague and a friend, and will<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">always remember him for his generosity and consideration. He loved to be<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">with people. He was honest and open and relished an intellectual debate on<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">any topic. I will never forget Scott&#8217;s unique way of influencing others to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">see the lighter side of potentially adverse situations with his creative<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">sense of humor and ever so entertaining nature. May God bless you Scott, we<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">will think of you often.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 20, 2001 &#8211; Bill Hebert, Fidelity Capital Markets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scott always had a smile on his face; whether it was enjoying dinner<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">with friends or a mischievous grin accompanying a biting comment to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">someone who just didn&#8217;t get it. A leader, a mentor and above all a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">friend; you could always rely on Scott for an honest, forthright<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">opinion. He had a vision for the future and a pragmatic approach to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">turning this into reality, while at the same time reminding us all not<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">to take ourselves so seriously!<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em>We will miss you Scott, but you will live on in our hearts&#8230;\u00a0 Keep smiling&#8230;.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 25, 2001 &#8211; Ross Hutcheon, UBS Warburg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em>Too soon my friend. Too soon. Your knowledge of our industry and witty<\/em>\u00a0<em>perspective on how all the pieces of our complex connectivity puzzle fits<\/em>\u00a0<em>together was always delivered with enthusiasm and confidence. I will never<\/em>\u00a0<em>forget how you would laugh at your own stories and jokes while you were<\/em>\u00a0<em>telling them. Funny? Yes. But man you knew what you were talking about;<\/em>\u00a0<em>and people listened. You taught us to be confident in our knowledge and<\/em>\u00a0<em>deliver it with a smile. We will all miss you greatly&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 28, 2001 &#8211; Dave Connor, Lehman Brothers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I was lucky enough to have known Scott. We did not always see eye to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">eye about everything, but spending time with him was always a pleasure<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">without a dull moment. He will not be forgotten.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 28, 2001 &#8211; Tim Wildenberg, UBS Warburg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ve known Scott since my early days on the FIX Executive Committee. I&#8217;ve always<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">had tremendous respect for him &#8211; he brought passion, humor and intelligence to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">all his endeavors. He was a powerful advocate for the FIX protocol and a great<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">person to work with. He will be greatly missed by many.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Oct 1, 2001 &#8211; Stewart Johnson, Guardian<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">Scott had a tremendous influence on my career and taught me so much<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><em>about finding the bright side of any difficult situation. I had great<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><em>fortune to work with Scott twice over the last 10 years and he always<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">had time to listen and give counsel. More so, he was truly like an<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">older brother to me and I miss him tremendously. His passion for life<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">and incredible generosity had a positive impact on the lives of so many<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">people. Take care Buff, thanks for everything.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Oct 23, 2001 &#8211; John Coulter, Javelin Technologies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em>I had the great fortune of having known Scott and grown with Scott over many years. Whether it was teasing me about my on-going singledom at New Year&#8217;s or sending a &#8216;care&#8217; package to my job, you just knew you were never far from Scott&#8217;s thoughts no matter how many months or years had gone by. To this day, I still yearn to pick up the phone and hear that voice or order mushrooms in a restaurant with him just to watch the reaction.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll miss you always.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Aug 12, 2002 &#8211; Nicole M. Goudey-Rigger, Alliance Capital Management, LP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top !important;\" width=\"20%\" height=\"27\"><strong>Our Friend:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top !important;\" width=\"45%\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Bill Kelly<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"38%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 650px; border: 0;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill-kelly-memorial.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"284\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Firm:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45%\">Bloomberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Role at Firm:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\">Project Manager &#8211; Client Connectivity &amp; Equity E-Commerce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Former Firms:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20%\" height=\"19\"><strong>Industry Role:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64%\" height=\"19\">Active participant among the FIX and electronic trading communities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Loving Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill and I became colleagues about 2 years ago at Bloomberg and quickly<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">became friends. Bill epitomized the term &#8216;team player&#8217;, and would give the<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">shirt off his back to a stranger. There wasn&#8217;t a selfish bone in his body<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and he had a heart of gold. I&#8217;m a better person for having known him and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">will miss him dearly.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 21, 2001 &#8211; Brian Gay, Bloomberg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill will be missed by all of us here Macgregor that knew and had a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">chance to work with him. Bill&#8217;s always recognizable voice had a spring to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">it that always made you think that he was happy to be alive and smiling on<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">the other end of the phone. He was a great guy to deal with and we will<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">always remember his voice and friendship that came across so noticeably over the\u00a0<\/span>phone<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 27, 2001 &#8211; Ed Foley, Macgregor FIX Network<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I only knew Bill for a few months but in that short time I was one of the<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">fortunate ones to have known him. He was always willing to help me out, and I<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">needed that help being new to the Firm. We would share a laugh on Friday<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">afternoons when he would stop by my desk as I blasted songs from Jimmy Buffet&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Margaritaville! I only wish that I had gotten to know him better, and that is<\/span>\u00a0my loss<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 28, 2001 &#8211; Jim White, Bloomberg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill always had a smile on his face. It was almost criminal. He made himself<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">available to anyone who needed assistance. He was selfless, thoughtful, and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">just a really terrific individual to work with. Anyone who worked with him<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">has felt a terrible loss, but were richer for being around him.<\/span>\u00a0 Our condolences to his family<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8212; Sep 28, 2001 &#8211; Bloomberg Transaction Product Support Team<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 11th Memorial Our colleagues&#8230;\u00a0 Our friends&#8230;\u00a0 We will forever remember and miss you&#8230; Tuesday, September 11, 2001 will be forever remembered.\u00a0 Tragedy struck not only New York, Washington DC,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15861,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13311"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103661,"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311\/revisions\/103661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fixtrading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}