Mark Del Monaco

@tiffinxctf | @gounionac | @lasalle_tfxc ‘11 Just Keep Livin

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Join us June 22 for the 19th Annual TU Athletics Golf Outing.

Registration and sponsorship opportunities are available through June 8.

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[Chase Jordan @goatcollect]

I think for many 90’s Knicks fans who were kids at the time, the fact that they can go to or watch this Finals with their kids is adding another layer of intensity.

It is for me.

A generation has passed since The Garden saw the ball bounce in June.

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The @nyknicks NBA Finals court! 🏆✍️

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The biggest stage in basketball 🏆

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

One of the biggest mistakes in coaching is trying to keep everyone happy.
The right decision is often not the popular decision and those who are afraid to rock the boat usually end up sinking it.
- Gary Curneen

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

For 8 years, people at Morgan Stanley called Rick Rescorla paranoid.

Then September 11th proved he was right.

Rick was a decorated Vietnam veteran who became Head of Security for Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center.

In 1990, he walked through the underground parking garage and quietly warned:

“Someone could park a truck bomb here and bring this whole place down.”

Executives dismissed the concern as excessive.

Then came February 26, 1993.

A truck bomb exploded in the World Trade Center parking garage almost exactly where Rick predicted.

Six people died.
Over 1,000 were injured.

The evacuation was chaos.

Rick watched terrified employees stumble through smoke-filled stairwells for hours with no real preparation.

Afterward, he made a decision.

Morgan Stanley employees would practice evacuation drills every three months.

All 2,700 of them.

No exceptions.

People hated it.

The company occupied floors 44 through 74 of the South Tower.

That’s a very long walk down when you have meetings, deadlines, and places to be.

Employees complained constantly.

“He’s obsessed.”
“This is unnecessary.”
“He’s paranoid.”

Rick didn’t care.

He timed every evacuation.
Studied bottlenecks.
Adjusted routes.
Ran the drills again.

And during the drills, he sang old military songs to keep people calm while they descended the stairwells.

For 8 years, people rolled their eyes at him.

Then came September 11, 2001.

8:46 a.m.

The North Tower was hit.

An announcement in the South Tower told people to remain at their desks because the building was secure.

Rick ignored it.

He grabbed a bullhorn and ordered:

“Everyone out. Now.”

Then he personally directed employees through the stairwells floor by floor.

And he sang.

The same songs people once mocked during drills suddenly became the sound keeping frightened people calm as they escaped.

At 9:03 a.m., the South Tower was struck.

Rick was still inside helping people evacuate.

His coworkers begged him to leave.

He refused.

“As soon as everyone’s out.”

By 9:45 a.m., nearly all 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees had escaped safely.

Rick could have saved himself.

Instead, he turned around and went back up.

Searching for anyone left behind.

Before the tower collapsed, he called his wife one final time.

“If something happens to me, I want you to know you made my life.”

At 9:59 a.m., the South Tower collapsed with Rick still inside.

Final numbers:

Morgan Stanley employees inside that morning:
~2,700

Survived:
~2,687

Most of the 13 lost were in the direct impact zone where no evacuation could have reached them in time.

Rick Rescorla died alongside members of his security team while trying to save others.

But here’s the important part:

Rick didn’t save those people on September 11th.

He saved them for 8 years before it happened.

He saved them every time he forced another evacuation drill.
Every time people mocked him.
Every time he prepared anyway.

The coworkers who thought he was paranoid went home to their families because one man refused to stop taking danger seriously.

Sometimes preparation looks ridiculous until the day it looks like survival.

And sometimes the people everyone dismisses are the only ones truly paying attention.

Rick Rescorla died in the stairwell doing what he had trained for nearly a decade.

And thousands of ordinary lives continued because he never stopped preparing for the day nobody believed would come.

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Track and Field has three named USTFCCCA All-Americans
https://t.co/1jSuGNZujh

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Mark your calendars for the golf outing on June 22 at Mohawk Golf and Country Club!

[Eric C. Henry @EricCHenry_]

Texas WBB HC Vic Schaefer when asked if he’s too demanding as a coach.

“I talk to other coaches and other people in the industry. I’m constantly told…why would you do anything different? If the worst thing someone can say is we work hard, I’m okay with that.”

[Morgan Pearson @_Morgan_Pearson]

Rule 81 - don’t change your training for a girl you like

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Track and Field wraps up season at National Championships
https://t.co/jR0fqCNyTY

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Six Dragons compete at Outdoor National Championships on Thursday
https://t.co/1E0kr2RX2O

[Mark Del Monaco @MarkDelMonaco]

Jordan with the Big Q to the 400H final on Saturday!

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Olivia with the Big Q to the 1500m final on Saturday!

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Dragons finish third in G-MAC Presidents' Cup
https://t.co/Z6nLKg7N1z

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Not sure what you want to major in? You’re not alone.

Our latest blog shares practical tips to help undecided students explore their interests and choose a path that fits their goals.

Read more: https://t.co/NqTU8Ypj2f

#TiffinUniversity #CollegeTips #FutureDragons

[Best Movie Moments 🍿 @BestMovieMom]

Director Peter Berg wanted brutal realism in Friday Night Lights (2004). He instructed the actors to actually hit each other during the football scenes. The players were often left bleeding and bruised, making the game footage painfully authentic.

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Track and Field lands 11 on the USTFCCCA All-Region team
https://t.co/HNmKKm3fpB

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Track and Field sends nine to NCAA Outdoor National Championships
https://t.co/jQIZfrcppu

[Mark Del Monaco @MarkDelMonaco]

“She did the best she could until she couldn’t”

[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

Actor Martin Short recalled his daughter, Katherine’s, long battle with mental health, before she died by suicide this past February at age 42: “Dad, let me go.”

In the new documentary “Marty: Life Is Short,” Short describes the loss to @thattracysmith as “a nightmare for the family.” https://t.co/I9P1ygrjQp