Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru in his uniform
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru Houston on the job
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru's car keys
Cards that belonged to Uhuru Houston
Uhuru Houston's personal belongings
Uhuru Houston's personal belongings
Uhuru's personal belongings
Uhuru's Port Authority ID card
Uhuru Houston's keys
Keys
Port Authority card
Uhuru Houston's ID card
Uhuru Houston's personal belongings
"Law Enforcement Officers Protect Our Loved Ones"
Uhuru's law enforcement name tag
Uhuru Houston's family
President George W. Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
President Bush giving his condolences to the Houston family
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
The Houston family (2nd row)
The Houston family paying tribute to Uhuru at the memorial
Family of Uhuru Houston
Memorial service for those lost on 9/11
Memorial Service
Memorial Service
Memorial Service
Uhuru Houston's family paying tribute at a memorial
Uhuru's family at a memorial service for those lost on 9/11
Uhuru's family paying tribute at the 9/11 memorial
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
Uhuru G. Houston
"Top Cops"
Uhuru with his 1 1/2 year old son
Uhuru with family
Uhuru and his family
Uhuru with his father
Uhuru Houston at work
Uhuru hard at work
Uhuru G. Houston on the job
Uhuru loved to turn a picture into a memory with his funny antics
Newspaper article with a quote from Uhuru's sister at the top
Article talking about the heroics of Uhuru Houston on the tragic day that was 9/11
Article about the life of Uhuru Houston
New Jersey Living Memorial, A Grove of Remembrance
Empty Sky: NJ State 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Police Officer Uhuru Houston was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Houston had served with the agency for eight years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Although just 5-foot-6, Uhuru Gonja Houston, thickset and with a confident stride, could be mistaken for a tough, no-nonsense type in his Port Authority police officer's uniform. He didn't look like someone with a fine eye for window treatments; he didn't appear emotional. But Officer Houston , a genial, affectionate fellow, had an artistic streak and could be unashamedly emotional. After taking his son, Hasani, 5, to his first day of school on Sept. 6, he lingered outside the classroom, watching through the window, teary-eyed.
Officer Houston, 32, was determined to make a better life for his wife, Sonya, their son and their daughter, Hannah, 20 months. He had grown up in the projects of Canarsie, Brooklyn, sewing clothes and cutting hair as a teenager to earn money. As an adult he was thrifty, and proudly moved his family to a home in Englewood, N.J. (and made the curtains). Life was sweet: while walking his beat at the World Trade Center, he would chat on the phone with Sonya about a whole lot of nothing. Every day off was "family day," and off they would go.
On Aug. 28 they went to Bear Mountain. As he drove, he held Sonya's hand and remarked, "You know, I'm a good guy, and I'm doing all right."
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