Person    | Female  Born 28/2/1966  Died 11/9/2001

Sarah Ali Escarcega

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: USA

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001.

Sarah Bibi Ali was born on 28 February 1966. Her birth was registered in Lambeth and her mother's maiden name was Khatocn. Her father was an employee in British government service and the family lived in Balham.

She was working in Sydney, Australia for Reuters as an equity marketing manager when she met American architect Rogelio R. Escarcega. During Christmas 2000 he proposed marriage to her at Tower Bridge and they were married in April 2001 in Wandsworth.

They lived in Manhattan, New York and she obtained work as a freelance marketing consultant at the Risk Waters Group in August 2001. 

She died, aged 35 years, when attending a communications workshop in the company's offices on the 106th floor, North Tower, 1 World Trade Centre, Manhattan, New York, USA.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan

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