Among the dead were Beverly Eckert, widow of a September 11 attack victim, and Susan Wehle, a cantor at Temple Beth Am in Williamsville, outside Buffalo.

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Li Lin, who grew up in Beijing, China, didn't take up tennis until he was around 40, and his young son became his frequent playing companion, often indoors in the cold winters at the Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville, N.

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