09/11/2026
Remembering Leah Elizabeth Oliver
Leah Elizabeth Oliver was a 24-year-old Dartmouth native who tragically lost her life in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, exactly one day before her 25th birthday.
Leah was a Dartmouth High School graduate of the class of 1994, she was involved in her community, playing field hockey, softball, and basketball, while also serving in the student government. She eventually moved to Brooklyn, New York, to pursue her career. She was known for her ambition and dedication.
At the time of the attacks, Leah had been working for about two months as a technical sales consultant in the risk management software division of Marsh & McLennan. Her office was located on the 96th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. Known for her ambition and dedication, she arrived early to her desk on the morning of September 11. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower, with the direct impact zone encompassing her floor and leaving no means of escape.
Leah is remembered by her parents, Walter Oliver and Elizabeth Rego, alongside her friends and extended family, for her infectious smile, easygoing nature, and bright future. Her father beautifully memorialized her by sharing a recurring inside joke they had, where he would call her his "favorite daughter," and she would remind him that she was his only daughter—leaving her forever "frozen in time one day before her 25th birthday."
When Leah was not working, she loved to jog, especially across the Brooklyn Bridge near her home in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. Ms. Oliver also loved to spend time with her family. She would often accompany her father on Sunday morning rides on the back of his motorcycle. The pair would be linked through an intercom system and talk as they rode through the hills and highways of northern New Jersey.
"She was a terrific passenger," her father was quoted as saying.
Learn more about Leah Elizabeth Oliver:
https://www.memorial.marsh.com/O/leah-oliver.html
https://voicescenter.org/living-memorial/victim/leah-e-oliver
https://www.legacy.com/legacy/memorial/leah-oliver