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‘I relive 9/11 every single day,’ hero custodian William Rodriguez, the last man out of WTC’s North Tower, says
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William Rodriguez, a custodian at the North Tower, considered taking a sick day on 9/11 but was persuaded by his supervisor to come to work.
Rodriguez used his master key to unlock dozens of doors, allowing many people to escape the tower after the first plane struck.
- William Rodriguez never took a sick day in his nearly 20 years as a custodian at the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
- But he seriously considered it on the morning of Sept.
- “It was so beautiful outside, I thought, ‘I’m just gonna stay home and hang out,'” he told The Post.
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- Rodriguez was the last man out of the North Tower
- William Rodriguez was a custodian at the North Tower of the World Trade Center for nearly 20 years
- Rodriguez says he relives 9/11 every single day
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The story of William Rodriguez highlights the heroism and selflessness of individuals on 9/11
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