From left, Ashley Ramsaroop, 15, and sisters Tiffany, 18, and Kimberly, 10, whose father, a maintenance worker at the World Trade Center, died in the Sept. 11 attacks. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
When Tiffany Ramsaroop turned 18 this summer, she got her late father’s first name tattooed on her wrist. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Tiffany Ramsaroop with one of her nieces, Sasha, who frequently visits. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Tiffany Ramsaroop plays with niece Sasha while her sister Kimberly helps their stepfather, Charles Gool, clean fish that he and their mother caught. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Kimberly Ramsaroop, 10, left, and Tiffany Ramsaroop, 18, whose father died in the Sept. 11 attacks. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Each of Vishnoo Ramsaroop’s daughters has dealt with his loss in her own way. Kimberly, who was a baby when he died, wrote a book about him based on her family’s recollections. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
