- The next-to-last phone call Janet Alonso, 41, made on the morning of September 11th was typical: its genesis was maternal anxiety, and its focal point was her one-year-old son, Robbie, born with Down syndrome. She was checking in with her mother-in-law, Margaret, who handled the babysitting during the three days each week that Janet spent working as an analyst for Marsh & McLennan on the 97th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, and was also making sure Robbie's misplaced foot bra...