Person    | Male  Born 25/2/1968  Died 11/9/2001

Nigel Bruce Thompson

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: USA

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

Nigel Bruce Thompson was born on 25 February 1968 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, a twin son of Norman and Pat Thompson. His twin brother was named Neal Andrew Thompson and they had an elder brother, Mark William Thompson (b.1966).

Together with his twin they attended York University and he graduated in 1990 with an economics degree.

He moved to America in the 1990's and on 21 October 2000 he married his wife, Rosana, whom he had met in 1997, and they lived in Brooklyn Heights, New York, USA.

He was a senior broker for Cantor Fitzgerald and died, aged 33 years, whilst working in their offices on Floor 105, North Tower, 1 World Trade Centre, Manhattan, New York, USA.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan

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