Paul Vincent Barbaro
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Paul Vincent Barbaro

Posted by on Sep 10, 2006 in Uncategorized | 17 comments

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I became involved in the 2996 project because I wanted a chance to do something different this year…a chance to celebrate a life lost, rather than sitting here crying. Of course, I’ll still sit here and cry…I do every September 11th. But I’ll also be honoring a specific person…and reading about everyone else.

Paul Vincent Barbaro was born on May 27th, 1966, to Carol and Nicholas Barbaro. He was born in Concord and lived there until moving to Dongan Hills when he was a teenager. He graduated from St Peter’s High School in 1984, then attended the College of Staten Island, graduating with a degree in computer science in 1988. After a year at Goldman Sachs in Manhatten, he moved on to Columbia University, earning a master’s degree in computer science in 1991.

Paul met his wife, Kim, when he was a teenager, they dated for 7 years before getting married in 1992. At the time of his death, he had two young sons, Paul,5, and Joseph, 2. From all accounts, he was a doting daddy, and his children adored him. He was excited about the future, and loved the little things…birthdays, his home, and holidays with his family. He enjoyed taking his family on vacation whenever he had a few days off. He and his wife had just bought a new home in Holmdel, New Jersey, and had only been in it for a month.

Paul was a strategic development software engineer for eSpeed, the elctronic trading platform of Cantor Fitzgerald. His office was on the 103rd floor of Tower One. He had only worked there for ten months. He was, friends say, considered one of the industry’s premier programmers. He’s been described as a perfectionist, and it appears that this came out on the job, as well as in his family life. He sounds to me alot like my own husband, and I wish I could have had the honor of knowing him.

I’d like to end this post with a tribute written by his wife, Kim. She can say it far better than me.

Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Paul and I dated for seven years before marrying in Nov.1992. Our first son, Paul, was born in May 1996 and Joseph was born in Jan. 1999. We moved to Holmdel, New Jersey in August of 2001.

Paul graduated from St. Peter’s Boys High School and the College of Staten Island where he received a BS degree and later received a Master’s degree from Columbia University, both in computer science. He was extremely talented and his passion for his career enabled him to work on a number of high profile projects for many firms, the last being Optimark Technologies before joining eSpeed in Dec. 2000.

Paul was a beautiful man who always had a happy outlook on life, a man who was strong in both character and stature. He was a wonderful, loving husband, incredible father and my best friend. His talents were endless and he was successful in all his pursuits. Paul and Joseph will be overwhelmed with pride, as I am, when they think of him. He was a natural teacher. Most importantly, Paul had his priorities straight. He had a strong faith and looked forward to coming home and spending time with his family every day. Paul and Joseph will stand tall when they think of him: intelligent, strong and compassionate. To think of all his good qualities and the guidance his family will miss makes his absence immense. Paul and Joseph will be in awe of their Dad, as he will be of them. Nothing can ever change what we have been and will always be to each other.

Love Always,
Your Wife, Kim

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