The Pioneer Valley grieves for our neighbors lost in last Tuesday's terrorist attack:

Stephen Adams, 51, recently of Shelburne Falls, is listed as missing and presumed dead. He had just begun a new job at the Windows on the World restaurant on the 107th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Adams worked at Big Y's Table & Vine in Northampton until April, when he relocated to New York City to start his new position.

Christoffer M. Carstanjen, 33, of Turners Falls was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it crashed into the second World Trade Center tower. A University of Massachusetts employee in the office of Information Technologies and an avid biker, Carstanjen was on his way to California to ride a motorcycle along the coast.

Jessica Sachs, who graduated from Umass Amherst last December, was working as an accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston when she boarded American Airlines Flight 11 Tuesday for a business trip. Sachs, 22, lived with her parents in Billerica. During her years in Amherst, she lived in Greenough dormitory and was active in Mercy House, an evangelical Christian community that meets Sunday mornings at the Jones Library in Amherst.

Tara Shea Creamer, 30, was on a business trip to Los Angeles aboard AA Flight 11. A Westfield native, she was the daughter of former Superintendent of Schools (Westfield) James F. Shea. Tara was living in Worcester with her husband John and two small children.

Daniel P. Trant, 40, a Westfield native, was working on the 104th floor of one of the WTC towers. He was living in Northport, NY, with his wife, Kathy Schiaffino Trant, formerly of Longmeadow, and three children.

Brian J. Murphy, 41, a Westfield native, is missing and presumed dead. He was working on the l05th floor of one of the WTC towers.

Jean D. Roger, 24, a native of Longmeadow and a flight attendant for American Airlines, was aboard AA Flight 11 when it crashed into the WTC.

Nicholas Humber, 60, a Ludlow native, was a passenger on AA Flight 11. He had been living in Waltham.

Rick Thorpe, a Wilbraham native, is listed as missing and presumed dead. He was working on the 89th floor of the WTC South Tower. A former Minnechaug football star, Thorpe lived in Manhattan with his wife and 16-month-old daughter. He called his father and wife from the tower after the attack, but there has been no word from him since.

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