Baseball Cap
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2011.1133.4
Dimensions: 4 3/4 in X 7 in X 8 in
Dimensions (Metric): 10.16 cm X 17.78 cm X 20.32 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 10.16 cm X 17.78 cm X 20.32 cm
Source: Linda Polatsch Bodian
Credit Line: Gift of the Polatsch Family in loving memory of Laurence Michael Polatsch
Description
Baseball cap from a memorial fund event held in memory of Laurence Michael Polatsch, Scott Jeffrey Weingard, and Gregory David Richards. The cap is dark blue with the fund's logo embroidered on the front and yellow embroidered text: "The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, | Scott Weingard Memorial Fund." On the back of the cap is embroidered: "In Memory of GG, LP, and SCOTTY."
Baseball cap from a memorial fund event held in memory of Laurence Michael Polatsch, Scott Jeffrey Weingard, and Gregory David Richards. The cap is dark blue with the fund's logo embroidered on the front and yellow embroidered text: "The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, | Scott Weingard Memorial Fund." On the back of the cap is embroidered: "In Memory of GG, LP, and SCOTTY."
Historical Notes
Born in East Meadow on Long Island, Laurence Polatsch lived in Manhattan. Friends called him Mr. Hollywood for his appearances at celebrity parties and for once asking actress Julia Roberts out on a date after spotting her at a store. Laurence was an equities trader and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 104th floor. Laurence was 32 years old.
Native New Yorker Gregory Richards went to college in Michigan and worked in Florida before returning to Michigan to start a business. He married his wife, Erin, in 1997 and welcomed a son in 1999. Soon after, the family moved to New York City. Greg took a job as a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald’s subsidiary eSpeed. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 105th floor. He was 30 years old.
Born in Huntington on Long Island, Scott Weingard lived in New York City. A University of Michigan graduate, he returned there annually for football games. Known as First Time Scotty, he liked to try new things and had once swung with a trapeze team while vacationing at a resort. On September 11, Scott was on the North Tower’s 104th floor at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was a trader. He was 29 years old.
Born in East Meadow on Long Island, Laurence Polatsch lived in Manhattan. Friends called him Mr. Hollywood for his appearances at celebrity parties and for once asking actress Julia Roberts out on a date after spotting her at a store. Laurence was an equities trader and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 104th floor. Laurence was 32 years old.
Native New Yorker Gregory Richards went to college in Michigan and worked in Florida before returning to Michigan to start a business. He married his wife, Erin, in 1997 and welcomed a son in 1999. Soon after, the family moved to New York City. Greg took a job as a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald’s subsidiary eSpeed. On September 11, he was at work on the North Tower’s 105th floor. He was 30 years old.
Born in Huntington on Long Island, Scott Weingard lived in New York City. A University of Michigan graduate, he returned there annually for football games. Known as First Time Scotty, he liked to try new things and had once swung with a trapeze team while vacationing at a resort. On September 11, Scott was on the North Tower’s 104th floor at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was a trader. He was 29 years old.
