About Patric Tengelin

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In Loving Memory and Celebration of David Tengelin (1976–2001) is written by Patric Tengelin.

Much of my writing reflects a life lived across borders — travel, language, belief, and intentional living over time. Alongside that work, this site exists to preserve something deeply personal.

In 2001, my younger brother David lost his life in the September 11 attacks while working at the World Trade Center. Some of the writing here is dedicated to remembering him not through tragedy alone, but as he lived — with curiosity, ambition, humor, and presence — beyond a single day in history.

This is the story of a boy who loved tropical fish and David Attenborough documentaries. A young man who studied under desert skies, built a career in New York, and chose honesty even when it cost him. From Sweden to London, Arizona to New York, this memorial gathers the details, the emails, the small moments that made a remarkable life.

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In Loving Memory and Celebration of David Tengelin (1976 - 2001)

By Patric Tengelin About This Memorial This is a personal memorial by the author in honor of his brother, David Tengelin, who was killed in the September 11 attacks while working on the 100th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. It is written as a brother’s remembrance, tracing a life lived fully: childhood curiosity, family ties, school and ambition, and the quiet determination that carried David from Sweden to London, Arizona, and finally New York. In the years since 9/11, his story has appeared in newspapers, memorials, and alumni tributes. But this memorial exists to hold what those records cannot: the small moments, the letters and emails, the laughter, the routines, the gestures and habits that made him who he was — the life behind the headlines. This piece is part of a broader collection devoted to remembrance and reflection. Together, these writings form a lasting record — not of how he died, but of how he lived, day by day, fully and unmistakab...
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