TELMO was named for TELMO ALVEAR, age 25, who paid the ultimate price in the attack on America September 11, 2001. TELMO ALVEAR, New York (Queens), New York, an immigrant from Ecuador, was employed as a waiter for Windows on the World, a restaurant atop the World Trade Center's Tower 1, a job he held for only a month before he perished. On September 11, he was covering a friend's shift. At home, he enjoyed playing volleyball, watching soccer on television, dancing, and cooking for company. He is survived by his wife, Blanca, and son, Steven, who was one year old when the tragedy struck the World Trade Center. We salute Mr. Alvear, a hero, and name this beauty in his honor.

(Source: CNN, New York Times)