Money Fight Between 9/11 Victim's Parents and Ex-Fiancee

Though firefighter Kevin Prior died over six years ago when responding to the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in 2001, a struggle over his FDNY pension has gone to court.

Prior's parents do not think his then-fiancee Doreen Noone should be entitled to half the $75,000 annual pension. They tell the Post it's not really about money, but have the "truth" "acknowledged:

The Priors concede that the young couple was engaged, with a wedding date set for July 12, 2002, an $8,000 ring on Noone's finger and contracts in place for a photographer, a church and a reception.

But the parents have accused Noone of lying to the Fire Department that the pair lived together, so that she might have a better shot at winning the $37,600 annual payout from the pension board.

Noone says she's sickened by the fight, "I just want to get recognition that I was almost married to Kevin... I understand his parents lost a son, but I lost my fiancé. We dated for four years. We got engaged in May [2001]." Noone is now engaged to Prior's best friend, a police officer.

Noone's lawyer points out the Priors have received $1.5 million from the Victim's Compensation Fund. If his client is awarded half the pension, she would receive $262,000. The two parties are expected back in court on May 29, since they did not reach a settlement yesterday.

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By Jen Chung in News on May 23, 2008 11:17 AM

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hugomania

First, his mother gave birth to him, his folks lost a child. Fiancee knew him a whole 4 years? Whoo hoo.

Second, wtf? She's got the 8 grand engagement ring and probably a new one from the bf. She should get more????

Were Kevin to have a grave, he'd be rolling over in it in disgust.

kanepresten

I am horrible for noting on this, but it fascinates me that her name is noone. as in NoOne.

See.

sonyactivision

Noone? She was just a 'nooner'.

allie25

engaged to his best friend?

sounds like a cunt to me.

ANGRYGOD11

Every engagement doesn't always lead to the wedding alter. A catering hall manager once told me one-third of the wedding receptions don't take place on schedule, but they keep the huge deposits anyway.

Splicer

For Christ's sake let the woman have the fucking money. A couple of dried up old prunes want every last penny for what?

jenspellnogood

girl - whore

parents - greedy

best friend - piece of shit

nice story for memorial day weekend

Steven

It's always about the green stuff.

zodak

this is disgusting. i bet anne coulter is proud of them.

they shouldn't get any money. all of these people should stfu & stop trying to profit off this guy's death.

smitty

Tacky.

just saying

The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund is just one big joke--and a bad one at that.

More often than not, it prompted a bunch of greedy people to come crawling out of the woodwork.