I retired from the recycling industry in 1992, after 40 years. During that time, I traveled a lot on buying trips, attending meetings and conventions in Canada and this country. The many contacts I made eventually helped me to achieve my most satisfying project. When I turned on my TV on 9/11, the first plane had already hit the first tower. I did not turn off the TV until I went to bed. From that day on, I watched the disaster unfold, day after day. I decided Beachwood should have a 9/11 memorial. In the course of watching the wreckage being removed, I saw everything from huge ladder fire …