Thread: September 11, 2019

September 11, 2001
I remember I was getting breakfast together and listening to the morning news, there was a breaking news alert that a small plane had hit the World Trade Center.....more news to follow.
I remember a clear blue sky without a plane in the air and candlelight vigils with flight crews in uniforms representing carriers from all over the world.
I remember my friends.

We remember our colleagues, our friends, our aviation family.

American - Flight 11
Captain - John Ogonowski
First Officer - Thomas McGuinness

Flight Attendants
Karen Martin
Kathleen "Kathy" Nicosia
Betty Ong
Dianne Snyder
Barbara "Bobbi" Arestegui
Jeffery "Jeff" Collman
Sara Low
Jean Roger
Madeline "Amy" Sweeney

Other AA Family
Renee Newell (PVD agent)
Laurie Neira (wife of reitred LAX mechanic G. A. Neira)

Other Airline Family
Alberto Dominguez (QANTAS- retired ground crew)
Laura Lee Morabito (QANTAS-National Sales Manager)

United - Flight 175
Captain - Victor Saracini
First Officer - Michael Horrocks

Flight Attendants
Robert Fangman
Amy Jarret
Kathryn LaBorie
Alfred Marchand
Amy King
Michael Tarrou
Alicia Titus

Other United Family
Marianne MacFarlane (Customer Service)
Jesus Sanchez (FA- off duty)

American - Flight 77
Captain - Charles "Chic" Burlingame
First Officer - David Charlebois

Flight Attendants
Renee May
Michele Heidenberger
Jennifer Lewis (wife of Kenneth Lewis)
Kenneth Lewis (husband of Jennifer Lewis) Normally they flew separately, they worked this flight so they could vacation together.

Other AA Family
Mary Jane "MJ" Booth (MJ was secretary to AA's general manager at IAD)
Eddie Dillard (husband of Rosemary Dillard- flight services DCA)
Captain Wilson "Bud" Flagg (retired AA 1998, retired US Navy Rear Admiral)
Darlene "Dee" Flagg (wife of Captain Wilson Flagg)

United - Flight 93
Captain - Jason Dahl
First Officer - LeRoy Homer

Flight Attendants
Lorraine Bay
Sandra Bradshaw
Wanda Green
CeeCee Lyles
Deborah Welsh


We move forward but it stays with us.