Description Runner's bib from the Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run issued to Danielle Kousoulis. The bib number is 5494.
Historical Notes Woodbury, New Jersey, native Danielle Kousoulis lived in Manhattan and spent time with her boyfriend, Chris. She rowed competitively in college and in 1999 ran the New York City Marathon. In 2000, Danielle earned a master’s degree in business administration while working as a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, she was at her office on the North Tower’s 104th floor. She was 29 years old.
Curator's Comment A vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower, Danielle Kousoulis had planned to participate in the Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run on September 16, 2001. The half marathon proceeded as scheduled on the Sunday after the 9/11 attacks. During a pre-race ceremony, a moment of silence commemorated Kousoulis and William F. Fallon, two registered participants who were killed at the World Trade Center.
In October 2001, Kousoulis’s parents received a condolence letter from the Philadelphia race’s director, who enclosed the runner’s bib that had been assigned to Danielle, number 5494. He informed them that the race was retiring the number in her memory. William Fallon’s number was also retired. HIDE