Steven Arthur Cromwell

Jan 5, 2003 Steven Arthur Cromwell, 43, of Ghana was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station.

Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which apparently was assisted by Islamic Jihad.

Steven arrived in Israel four years ago with his wife, Sarah. The couple have two small children, who live in southern Ghana. Steven worked as a cleaner in Israel.

Veronica, Steven's sister, said that her brother had a great deal of sympathy for people, adding that he was a kind-hearted and generous man. "I don't know how I can continue to live now," she said.

Steven had gone shopping for fish at the market near the old central bus station, and was on his way home when the bombing took place. A friend of his, Joe, told how he last saw Steven. "Steven was shopping. I left 5 minutes before him. He told me that he was about to catch the bus to go home."

Steven Cromwell was flown home for burial in Ghana. He is survived by his wife and two children.