Some years, this just sneaks up on me, and this is one of those years. It’s September 11, and that means today we honor those who were killed when hijackers brought down four airplanes in an act of terrorism that those of us who were alive that day will never forget. And while the tributes elsewhere will focus on all the people who were murdered, I will continue to keep a narrower focus.
As always, I continue the tradition Holly Hegeman started so many years ago… honoring those on-duty crewmembers who were murdered that day by printing their names.
American 11 (Boston to Los Angeles)Crashed into World Trade CenterBarbara Arestegui, Marstons Mills, MA, flight attendantJeffrey Collman, Novato, CA, flight attendantSara Low, Boston, MA, flight attendantKaren Martin, Danvers, MA, flight attendantThomas McGuinness, Portsmouth, NH, First OfficerKathleen Nicosia, Winthrop, MA, flight attendantJohn Ogonowski, Dracut, MA, CaptainBetty Ong, Andover, MA, flight attendantJean Roger, Longmeadow, MA, flight attendantDianne Snyder, Westport, MA, flight attendantMadeline Sweeney, Acton, MA, flight attendant
United 175 (Boston to Los Angeles)Crashed into World Trade CenterRobert J Fangman, Claymont, DE, flight attendantMichael Horrocks, Glen Mills, PA, First OfficerAmy Jarret, Philadelphia, PA and Rhode Island, flight attendantAmy King, Stafford Springs, CT, flight attendantKathryn LaBorie, Providence, RI, flight attendantAlfred Marchand, Alamogordo, NM, flight attendantVictor J. Saracini, Lower Makefield Township, PA, CaptainMichael Tarrou, Stafford Springs, CT, flight attendantAlicia Titus, San Francisco, CA, flight attendant
American 77 (Washington/Dulles to Los Angeles)Crashed into the PentagonCharles Burlingame, Herndon, VA, CaptainDavid Charlebois, Washington, DC, First OfficerMichele Heidenberger, Chevy Chase, MD, flight attendantJennifer Lewis, Culpeper, VA, flight attendantKenneth Lewis, Culpeper, VA, flight attendantRenee May, Baltimore, MD, flight attendant
United 93 (Newark to San Francisco)Crashed in Shanksville, PennsylvaniaLorraine Bay, Hightstown, NJ, flight attendantSandy Bradshaw, Greensboro, NC, flight attendantJason Dahl, Denver, CO, CaptainWanda Green, Linden, NJ, flight attendantLeroy Homer, Marlton, NJ, First OfficerCeeCee Lyles, Ft Myers, FL, flight attendantDeborah Welsh, New York City, NY, flight attendant
