Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Geary County native, William "Bill" Caspar, 57, was among those killed as he worked at the World Trade Center.
Before going to work in New York City Caspar had worked at the Central National Bank in Junction City. Retired Bank President Robert Munson noted that Caspar grew up on a family farm in Geary County. "Went to the Air Force after college and then came back to Junction City and Bill and I worked together at Central National Bank for a number of years." They worked on setting up the Bank's first in-house computer system.
Munson came to know Caspar very well during the time that they worked together. "He was a wonderful person, a devout Catholic who took his faith seriously, a very patriotic person for sure."
Caspar also served on the Metropolitan Planning Commission during his time in Junction City.
Munson remembered that Caspar worked in data processing at the World Trade Center for a large multi-national global insurance agency at the time of the terrorist attack. "As I understand it was in the north tower on the 100th floor when the first plane hit. " When he learned that Caspar was in the World Trade Center Munson noted that he "was just stunned, saddened beyond belief."
For the past 20 years there has been a memorial display in honor of Caspar in the Junction City Municipal Building.