I Married A Mobster: Lorraine Arias-Beliveau, Love’s Mother

Originally posted 11 August 2011.


I often blog about the family and friends of the mob wives and mistresses that we watch each week. It’s not only interesting reading, but it gives us a fuller and deeper understanding of the women and their lives. Instead of the one dimensional picture we are given about their life in the mob, it’s insightful to have some additional information into who they are and where they came from. And, although we haven’t seen Love Majewski’s episode of I Married A Mobster yet, I came across a very interesting article in the Daily News, written by her mother, Lorraine Arias-Beliveau, that tells one amazing story.  It's the story of the love of a sister for her brother, who was a hero.

Lorraine describes how her youngest brother, Adam Arias, was a hero who saved lives the day the second World Trade Center building was struck in the 9/11 attack. His office was on the 84^th floor. Lorraine says that another of their brothers, Major Donald Arias, in the US Air Force, had called to warn him about the attack and told him to get out of the building immediately. Adam was concerned for the safety of others and gave no thought to hmself.  He raced through the office making sure all employees left the building. Many have said that he saved their lives that day. Adam was last seen outside the towers helping firefighters get people to safety. In his valiant efforts to save others, he stayed moments too long at the site. The towers collapsed, he was killed and his remains were discovered 8 days later.

Adam Arias

Lorraine tells of her own personal experience, in the Daily News, of how she sought justice for her brother, Adam, who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack while trying to save lives. In January, 2009 she went to Guantanamo Bay, where terrorist trials were being held. She went there with her brothers. Very few victims’ families were allowed to go, and those that did, were picked by a lottery system. She describes what she witnessed when she got there. There was a courtroom and five “detainees,” the co-conspirators of 9/11, were brought in. Among them, the alleged mastermind of the terrorist attacks on the United States, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. She recalls how his lawyer stopped the proceedings to asked the court for a pillow for the accused to sit on and how this sparked a lot of heated discussion. Lorraine was in disbelief as she thought, this man was responsible for the death of more than three thousand innocent people and they were talking about a cushion for him to sit on?  Mohammed proudly declared his guilt, but the trial was soon postponed by President Obama.


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To read her personal and complete detailed account of her experience at Guantanamo go to: Lorraine's story of Guantanamo Bay


To read of the selfless, heroic efforts of Adam Arias on 9/11, go to: Adam Arias Hero


Picture Credit: Lorraine's Facebook, http://www.historycommons.org/