Tuesday marked 37 years since the deadly L'Ambiance Plaza collapse in Bridgeport.

It was the deadliest building collapse in state history.

"It was a real shock. I was just graduating high school," said Patricia Charette, from Ellington.

Charette lost her father Richard McGill in the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse.

He was one of the last people found.

"The hard part is we have children that never got to see their grandfather and he was a wonderful dad and a wonderful person," said Charette.

On April 23, 1987, McGill was one of 28 workers who were crushed to death when the lift slab construction collapsed on them.

That lift slab construction was banned in Connecticut after the accident and then made safer.

L'Ambiance Plaza was expected to be a housing complex.

Twenty-two others were injured.

Every year since, a remembrance ceremony has taken place.

State, federal and local officials joined the families of the 28 workers who were killed that day and walked from City Hall to the memorial where a wreath was laid.

"It is absolutely essential that we come out and never forget. It is so important for us to remind people that we should never ever relent on insuring work standard safety, construction safety, and the assurance that anyone who goes to work will be able to go back home to their loved ones," said State Sen. Tony Hwang.

"We need to do even more than we do to try and keep workers safety in mind when we go to work every day. Because everyone wants to go home at the end of the day," said Dan McInerney, with IBEW Local 488.

Charette is one of the many loved ones who make this ceremony every year.

"It's wonderful that the city of Bridgeport still continues to do this because we will never forget," said Charette.