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Jefferson Crowther, father of 9/11 'man in the red bandana,' dies at 73

Remembering Welles Remy Crowther of Upper Nyack, the Man in the Red Bandanna, 15 years after Sept. 11. Peter Carr/The Journal News

UPPER NYACK - Jefferson Crowther, 73, the father of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, known as "the man in the red bandana," died Feb. 13. He was 73.

The cause was prostate cancer, said Alison Crowther, his wife of 48 years. He is also survived by his daughters, Honor Fagan and Paige Charbonneau, and their families.

Jeff and Alison Crowther repeatedly shared their son's story of heroism on Sept. 11, 2001, to inspire leadership and character development.