Portrait of Jonathan
Jonathan on a road trip with his college friends at the Grand Canyon the summer after college graduation, 2000
Jonathan's nieces (Rob and Kristin's kids) Olivia Neff, Ryan Jonathan, & Kathryn Elizabeth - Christmas 2010
Fairfield Graduation with his cousin TR - "Basically brothers" - June 2000
Jonathan and his father, Bob, on Garden City High School Graduation Day, June 1996
Jonathan with his cousins at his brother Robert's wedding to Kristin - October, 1999
Jonathan and Dana, a friend - August 2001
Jonathan with his aunts after his high school graduation - 1996
Jonathan and his prom date, Katie - June, 1996
Jonathan's family at Rob and Kristin's Wedding - October 23, 1999
Jonathan with Fairfield Boys at the beach house, June 2000 - Graduation party
Jonathan at his parents' Bob & Claudia's 25th Wedding Anniversary party, June 1995 - Jay, Jono, Claudia, Bob, Bob
Garden City High School Graduation, his party, June 1996 - Jono & his Mom (Claudia)
At Rob and Kristin's Wedding, October 23, 1999 - Jay and Jono were best men for their brother
Jonathan and his sister in his childhood years
Written memorial with poem and photo as a tribute to Jonathan - anonymous
Newsday clipping, tribute to Jonathan
Letter regarding Fairfield University Memorial Scholarship
Clipping of memorial profile in remembrance of Jonathan
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 1)
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 2)
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 3)
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 4)
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 5)
Article about Fairfield University remembrance of Jonathan and other 9/11 victims (part 6)
Fishing on Captiva Island, FL - Easter vacation, 1989
Jonathan wearing his Superman cape as he did at all times - age 2
Jonathan at 3 years old
Jonathan celebrating Christmas with friends and family
Letter of condolences from The Jesuit Society (September 30, 2003)
Letter of condolences from The Jesuit Society (September 30, 2003) part 2
Long Island 9/11 Memorial
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 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
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Jonathan Neff Cappello, 23, of Garden City, worked at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the north tower. He was in training to become a trader. Remains were recovered in June, 2002.
Jonathan Cappello embraced life with heart - and a devilish smile, his oldest brother, Robert Cappello Jr., recalled.
"Wherever he was, he controlled the scene. He made everyone feel good," his brother said. "As my Dad said, 'He didn't sip at life, he gulped it down.' "
He loved working at Cantor, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers who worked on Wall Street.
His nickname, Jono, captured his youthful exuberance: "When he was growing up my parents were always saying, 'Jonathan, no.' That got shortened to 'Jon, no' and that became 'Jono.' "
When he was a student at Fairfield University in Connecticut, he told his mother he had rescued a puppy from the animal shelter.
It turned out to be a 120-pound Rottweiler mix. "The dog basically protected my mom and growled at everybody else," his brother said. The dog, named Casey, also kept escaping from the house Cappello rented during his time at college. This culminated in a number of outstanding warrants against him from the local constabulary.
"We have a graduation picture of him outside the Fairfield Police Department," his brother said. "That's the type of character he was."
His mother, Claudia, said he was a child who "never asked for anything, who would give his clothes away." She said his uncle, Thomas McClelland - a dentist whom Cappello called "the driller" - put it best: "He used to say 'He seems to get the big picture at a young age' - and that was so true," she said.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Jonathan N. Cappello always -- even as a child -- invited people into his parents' Garden City home, first to mooch food prepared by his mother and, in later years, to hang out for pizza, wings and beer. Although Mr. Cappello, 23 and the youngest of three boys, could get away with anything, older brothers Jamey and Robert say, his nickname was a result of being told no.
"First it was, `Jonathan, no. Jonathan, no you can't do that,' " said Mr. Cappello's mother, Claudia. "Then it got to be, `Jon, no.' Then it got to be `Jono.' "
That was the name used by his friends, many of whom played basketball with Mr. Cappello at a nearby school. Tall, lanky and quick, Mr. Cappello would never call a foul, his brother Jamey said. "He'd pretty much play and make shots with people -- including me -- bashing his arms. He just figured it was a playground."
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