Remembering Madison Residents Lost On 9/11

MADISON, NJ — Three Madison residents died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. They were husbands, parents, and sons, and all of them were neighbors and friends in the Madison community.

As we remember them today, read more about their lives, courtesy of obituaries complied on legacy.com.

James Leslie Crawford, Jr.

Crawford died on his second wedding anniversary to wife Lisa. A daughter, Isabelle, was born to the couple in November 2001. He was remembered as a larder-than-life friend. Read more here.

Timothy Robert Hughes

Hughes and his wife, Karen, built an old Victorian home in Madison and restored it to its former glory. He loved coaching his three children in their various sports, and loved playing baseball and golf. Read more here.

Patrick J. McGuire

A father of four, McGuire used to joke he wanted "Best Dad Ever" written on his tombstone because he spent so much time with the kids. He was known for his Irish sense of humor and a love of joke-telling. Read more here.

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