What This Story Is About
- Stan Mennuto, who survived both the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, now lives in Nashville and shares his story 25 years later.
Why It Matters
- Mennuto’s account preserves a firsthand record of the World Trade Center attacks and underscores why he believes it is important to keep telling that story so it is not forgotten.
- Mennuto plans to continue speaking about his experience, as he has done at libraries, schools and colleges since leaving New York.
For Context
- Mennuto worked on the 88th floor of the north tower on Sept. 11, 2001, after also surviving the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center while working on the 85th floor.
Catch Up
- Mennuto escaped the north tower before it collapsed, lost his chief financial officer, head of accounting and other coworkers in the attacks, and later moved his family to Florida and then Nashville, where he still carries the master keys he used at the World Trade Center.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Stan Mennuto moved to Nashville a month ago for his family, not for the city’s music or landmarks.
“It just changes your life, you know, and family becomes incredibly important,” Mennuto said.
Mennuto worked for Crazy Eddie, an electronics chain that grew to 45 stores and a warehouse after going public. He was in the company’s IT department four months when stockholders took over the company after finding falsified inventory records. Mennuto’s inventory calculations were part of what revealed the discrepancy, and several company officials were later sent to prison…