September 11 Digital Archive

Helen Simpkin Mourns Her Sister [Voicemail]

Title

Helen Simpkin Mourns Her Sister [Voicemail]

Description

Helen Simpkin, whose sister Jane died on United flight 175 on September 11, reads her sister's poem entitled Why I Hate Dan Rather. Jane wrote it before September 11, but Helen now finds her sister's words painfully timely.

Sonic memorial contact

We shoulf call Helen and make sure it's ok to use her piece on the web 1/15/03. She gave web permission 4/8/03.

Sonic memorial creation date

2002-02-01

Sonic memorial duration

00:01:06

Sonic memorial is browsable

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Sonic memorial keyword

Writing
Victim
9/11

Sonic memorial name

SML13_8.aiff 1308

Sonic memorial permission

web

Sonic memorial source ref name

805.mp3

Sonic memorial source type

vmail

Sonic memorial status

active

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Citation

“Helen Simpkin Mourns Her Sister [Voicemail],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95713/.