Gallery: Robert Loviscek Jr. honored during annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony in Bloomington, Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 11: Firefigher Robert Loviscek Jr.’s son Robbie Loviscek places a wreath at the 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
Bloomington firefighter Robert Loviscek Jr. was honored during the annual 9/11 ceremony Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Ivy Tech Community College.
Loviscek obtained a beam from the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and drove it back to Bloomington. The beam was later used to create a 9/11 memorial at Ivy Tech where a ceremony is held each year to commemorate the attack and remember those who died.
In July 2022, Loviscek passed away, but he was remembered Sunday.
2,753 were killed over 20 years ago, and many have died since of illnesses related to toxins at the 9/11 attack site in New York City.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Indiana University Police Department color guard members wait before the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Indiana University Police Department color guard members wait before the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefightters at the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefigher Robert Loviscek Jr.’s son Robbie Loviscek places a wreath at the 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefigher Robert Loviscek Jr.’s son Robbie Loviscek places a wreath at the 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: 9/11 memorial beam from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Bloomington Fire Department Sgt. Garrett Greathouse speaks during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: The colors are posted during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: The colors are posted during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: The colors are posted during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Pastor Brian Stewart (MFD Chaplain) speaks during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Bloomington Deputy Mayor Don Griffin speaks during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Retired Bloomington Firefighter Lee Chapman honors Robert Loviscek Jr., during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Retired Bloomington Firefighter Lee Chapman presents a plaque to the family of BFD firefighter Robert Loviscek Jr., during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighter Davy McDonald plays bagpipe during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighter Davy McDonald plays bagpipe during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighter Davy McDonald plays bagpipe during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Indiana Senator Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) speaks during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: The laying of the wreath during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Bloomington Fire Department Firefighter Robert Morgan performs the bell ceremony during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 11: Firefighter Davy McDonald plays bagpipe during the 9/11 ceremony at Ivy Tech on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
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