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CNN Live Saturday
Interview With Adele Welty
Aired March 01, 2003 - 16:10 ET
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RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: How are family members of the September 11 victims reacting to world of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's arrest? Adele Welty lost her son in the World Trade Center tragedy. Timothy Welty was among the first of the firefighters to reach the scene. Adele Welty joins us now from New York. Ms. Welty, thank you so much for your time today. We do appreciate it.
ADELE WELTY, LOST SON ON 9/11: Thank you.
SAN MIGUEL: What are your thoughts upon hearing of the arrest of Mohammed?
WELTY: I'm glad that he was captured alive. I'm glad that he will stand trial in a court of law, and face the accusations of the terrible, terrible things that he's done.
SAN MIGUEL: Tell us about Timothy. How long had he been a firefighter? Why did he join the fire department? What were his goals in that?
WELTY: His goals were to save lives, to rescue people. Squad 288 is a rescue unit. It is in the same firehouse as Hazmat 1. They're near the Midtown Tunnel so they were one of the first to arrive at the World Trade Center. They lost 19 men.
He was a very active, very athletic young man. He played hockey and he skied and he played volleyball with the fire department team. He was a young husband and father. He's been in the fire department since 1993. He has a 5-year-old son, Jake, and an 18-month-old daughter, Julia, and he spent all of his spare time with Jake. Julia was born just a month before September 11.
SAN MIGUEL: Did he ever talk to you about the danger of the job? As a mother, you had to have been concerned when he told you he wanted to be a firefighter.
WELTY: Well, of course, I was very much against it. And all he would say is, don't worry. Don't worry. He was a very good firefighter, very aggressive. He did some very daring things, not only on the job, but off the job. He was aggressive in sports, and an aggressive firefighter. He was fearless, and I worried about him no matter where he was.
SAN MIGUEL: Adele Welty, we do appreciate your time, and we do thank you for joining us today. Thank you very much.
WELTY: Thank you.
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Aired March 1, 2003 - 16:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: How are family members of the September 11 victims reacting to world of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's arrest? Adele Welty lost her son in the World Trade Center tragedy. Timothy Welty was among the first of the firefighters to reach the scene. Adele Welty joins us now from New York. Ms. Welty, thank you so much for your time today. We do appreciate it.
ADELE WELTY, LOST SON ON 9/11: Thank you.
SAN MIGUEL: What are your thoughts upon hearing of the arrest of Mohammed?
WELTY: I'm glad that he was captured alive. I'm glad that he will stand trial in a court of law, and face the accusations of the terrible, terrible things that he's done.
SAN MIGUEL: Tell us about Timothy. How long had he been a firefighter? Why did he join the fire department? What were his goals in that?
WELTY: His goals were to save lives, to rescue people. Squad 288 is a rescue unit. It is in the same firehouse as Hazmat 1. They're near the Midtown Tunnel so they were one of the first to arrive at the World Trade Center. They lost 19 men.
He was a very active, very athletic young man. He played hockey and he skied and he played volleyball with the fire department team. He was a young husband and father. He's been in the fire department since 1993. He has a 5-year-old son, Jake, and an 18-month-old daughter, Julia, and he spent all of his spare time with Jake. Julia was born just a month before September 11.
SAN MIGUEL: Did he ever talk to you about the danger of the job? As a mother, you had to have been concerned when he told you he wanted to be a firefighter.
WELTY: Well, of course, I was very much against it. And all he would say is, don't worry. Don't worry. He was a very good firefighter, very aggressive. He did some very daring things, not only on the job, but off the job. He was aggressive in sports, and an aggressive firefighter. He was fearless, and I worried about him no matter where he was.
SAN MIGUEL: Adele Welty, we do appreciate your time, and we do thank you for joining us today. Thank you very much.
WELTY: Thank you.
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