Myra Joy Aronson (AA Flight 11 #6)

Myra Joy Aronson was 50 years old from Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. She was a press and analyst relations manager at Compuware Corp.

Once, when Myra Joy Aronson was visiting her brother and his family in Washington, she found out about the Bastille Day celebrations at the French Embassy and managed , at the very last minute, to get herself invited.

It was characteristic both of her love of all things French, and her spontaneous energy. She had fallen in love with France during a year abroad in college, where her love for the country's language and cuisine flourished. In recent years she held annual French- themed dinners with 15 or 20 friends, where they would prepare an elaborate Gallic feast with excellent wines. She also organized trips to Cape Cod with her friends in the summer.

Ms. Aronson loved music, and did volunteer work for the Handel & Haydn Society in Boston. 

She was born on December 9th, 1950 on Elgin, Kane County, Illinois and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri; 

graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, 

with a Bachelor's Degree in French and later 

she received a master's degree in communications at 

Boston University.

"Myra was a wonderful friend," said Pamela Waite of Cambridge. "She was someone who was looking forward to the rest of her life."

Ms. Aronson had resided in the Boston area since 1973, according to family and friends.

Over the years, she worked as a public relations consultant to many Boston companies. Ms. Aronson also taught public relations courses at Emerson College. She had worked as a public relations and alliance manager for Compuware Corp. in Cambridge since May 2000.

"She was an incredibly bright woman on top of her game in public relations," Waite said. "She was a wonderful person and I'm going to miss her terribly."

A music fan, Ms. Aronson served on the marketing committee for the Handel and Haydn Society, a premier period instrument orchestra and professional chorus.

Family and friends described Ms. Aronson as athletic and health-conscious, working out four or five times a week.

She leaves her mother, Evelyn, of St. Louis; a brother, Jules, of Bethesda, Md.; two sisters, Elyse Van Breedan of Clearwater, Fla., and Deborah of St. Louis and sister-in-law Nancy Aronson.

Ms. Aronson, a longtime Boston resident, was on her way to Palm Springs, Calif., for a business conference along with her co-worker, Graham Berkeley, 37, of Boston, who was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 and also died in the attack.

Her family and friends have established a scholarship at Miami University, her alma mater, to help students who want to study in France.

Myra Joy Aronson was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center, seated in economy class seat 28C, behind Robert Norton and in front of Seima Aoyama and across the hallway from Laurie Neira.

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/met_MISSING_1112_aronson.html

http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91770

Barbara Jean Arestegui "Bobbi" (AA Flight 11 #5)

Barbara Jean Arestegui was 38 years old from Marstons Mills, Massachusetts. She was a flight attendant for American Airlines.

She was born on October 21st, 1962 in Hawthorne, California.

Far from Manhattan's twin towers, far from just about anywhere, she would stretch out on the floor by a wood fire, with three cats and tea and a James Taylor album going. There, in the village of Marstons Mills on Cape Cod, Barbara Jean Arestegui could collect herself, after her three days on duty as a flight attendant for American Airlines.

Bobbi Arestegui was an attendant for 13 years, knew one thing well: how to relax. She had a passion for animals and loved to cook.

On the Cape, she gathered the strength that made her the usual choice to handle any problem passenger. Ms. Arestegui, at a disarming 5-foot-3, could sit next to an overwrought traveler and listen for hours.

Bobbi loved her job and was extremely proud of her many accomplishments. Even when she was a little girl, one of her favorite pastimes was playing with her Barbie dolls and the "Barbie Dreamship" which for those of you who remember those old days, was a toy replica of an airline cockpit, and she would play for hours living vicariously through her Barbie as a flight attendant, so you see, even then, she knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up! When she fulfilled her dream, the first hub assigned to her was New York City.

On Sept. 11, she was up and out of the house at 3:30 a.m. to be ready to attend to the passengers on Flight 11. In Boston, she reported in at 6:30 for the departure from Logan International Airport. Flight 11 took off right on time, at 7:59.

Later that week, her longtime companion, Wayne Nichols, found among her things a folder she had kept hidden, filled with notes from passengers over the years. One, on the back of a receipt and dated Aug. 13, said simply, "Thanks for the service."

The zest and the love Bobbi had for life was exhilerating and she still had so much more she wanted to do! 

She was survived by her longtime companion Wayne Nichols, her mother, older sister Sharon Arestegui and other siblings.

Barbara Jean Arestegui was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center working as a first class flight attendant. 2 of the 5 hijackers were traveling in first class.

Barbara Arestegui with her fiance Wayne Nichols

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/09/national/portraits/POG-09ARESTEGUI.html
http://www.leuzingerhigh1981.com/forum_topic.php?topicid=173

Seima David Aoyama (AA Flight 11 #4)

Seima David Aoyama was 48 years old from Culver City, California. He was an accountant for Soka Gakkai, a Japan-based Buddhist lay organization.

He was a peace activist.

But David Seima Aoyama (青山 世磨) was born up north in Hokkaido, Japan in 1953. Life was probably still a little tough for his parents in post-war Japan, but it was also a time of hope as well as hard work.

Aoyama came to the United States in 1977, and managed restaurants in Dallas and Memphis before becoming a member of the Buddhist association's staff in 1983. Since 1995 he worked at the organization's national headquarters in Santa Monica after serving in its Chicago, Philadelphia and Kansas City regional offices.

"To me, David was a hero in the truest sense of the word," said the SGI-USA's Director Daniel Nagashima. "He was my dear friend who cheerfully gave of himself in service to his fellow human beings. He never begrudged the time or effort it took to help someone in need, or to help a colleague sort out a complex problem. He died in the course of this service and this is why I call him a hero. He will be greatly missed."

He was married, and he had two children: his daughter, Emily, and a younger son.

David was returning to Los Angeles from Boston on official business, when his flight, American Airlines #11, was hijacked and crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.

Seima David Aoyama was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center, seated in economy class seat 29C, behind Myra Aronson.

http://www.dallasseoblog.com/2006/09/911-deaths-david-seima-aoyama-and.html
http://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/project-2996-david-seima-aoyama/
http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050910/news_1m10beyer.html

Lynn Edwards Angell (AA Flight 11 #3)

Lynn Edwards Angell was 52 years old from Los Angeles, California. She was a librarian. She was married to David Lawrence Angell, her husband who was traveling with her.

John Hitchcock was surprised when Lynn Edwards Angell walked into his office at Hillsides School, a Pasadena, Calif., home for abused and emotionally disturbed children, and described herself as a "retired librarian" willing to do the volunteer library work he had advertised. "She seemed awfully young to be retired," he said.

That was more than a decade ago. Mr. Hitchcock, the school's director, soon learned that Mrs. Angell, a soft-spoken native of Birmingham, Ala., was married to David Angell, a rising star in Hollywood's community of television writers and producers.

He also quickly discovered that Mrs. Angell had the dynamism and financial resources -- she gave the money anonymously -- to play a major role in transforming a small collection of books in the corner of the auditorium into a much larger library with its own building.

Weeks after Mrs. Angell's death in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11, Mr. Hitchcock continued to discover new dimensions to her contributions.

"She quietly did things like paying for golf lessons for a child who expressed an interest to her," Mr. Hitchcock said.

"She knew all 66 kids by name. She sent each one a postcard from Cape Cod this summer."

The devoted couple had just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this year.

Lynn Edwards, was born on August 11, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama, to Thomas and Marilyn Edwards. Lynn attended Auburn University which prepared her for an early career as a librarian.

David met Lynn on Cape Cod where he was working at the Eastward Ho Country Club and she was waitressing for the summer. They were married on August 14, 1971 and settled in Providence. Lynn worked as a librarian, and David became an insurance technical writer, whic 

Finally, they agreed to take a chance on Hollywood. Lynn's librarian skills supported David through those lean and learning times in Los Angeles. 

The Angells were preparing to move to Chatham, Massachusetts and were returning to Hollywood to attend the 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, for which "Frasier" was nominated in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category.

 Lynn is survived by her mother Marilyn Edwards; her brother Dr. Thomas Edwards and his wife Rennie; niece Leslie Cameron and nephew Christopher Allen, all of Birmingham, Alabama.

She is also survived by David's brother, the Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese ; his sister Claire Miller, nieces Karen Brendli, Ann Rice and Kathleen Grinley, nephew Stephen Miller and ten grandnieces and nephews.  

Lynn and David were devoted, faith-based, spirit-filled partners in love and life. Theirs was a journey of joy, kindness, and gentleness, but it was a journey done too soon.

Lynn Edwards Angell was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center, seated in business class seat 8B beside her husband, behind Paige Farley-Hackel and in front of Daniel Lewis and Edmund Glazer. 3 of the 5 hijackers were also traveling in business class.

http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91768
http://www.angellfoundation.org/content.php?pgID=240

David Lawrence Angell (AA Flight 11 #2)

David Lawrence Angell was 54 years old from Pasadena, California. He was an executive producer from NBC. He was married to Lynn Edwards Angell, his wife who was traveling with him.

David L. Angell piled up Emmy Awards for his work on shows
like "Cheers,"Wings" and "Frasier," but he was known for
keeping his heart firmly on Cape Cod and for his closeness to his wife Lynn.

The Angells, who celebrated their 30th anniversary this
summer, had been excitedly watching the last stages of
construction of their new home in Chatham, Mass., before boarding American Airlines Flight 11 in Boston to return to California. 

David Angell was born the youngest of three children to Mae Cooney Angell and Henry Angell on April 10, 1946, in Providence, Rhode Island.

David graduated from Providence College, where he later received an honorary doctorate degree. After graduation, David enlisted in the U.S. Army and served at the Pentagon. 

David met Lynn on Cape Cod where he was working at the Eastward Ho Country Club and she was waitressing for the summer. They were married on August 14, 1971 and settled in Providence. Lynn worked as a librarian, and David became an insurance technical writer, which did little to challenge his creative talents. Finally, they agreed to take a chance on Hollywood. Lynn's librarian skills supported David through those lean and learning times in Los Angeles. For five years David tried to break into television writing, and finally scored when one of his stories for the Archie Bunker series was accepted. 

David's first big break came, however, when his "Old Flame" episode written for "Cheers" won an Emmy for Best Comedy Writing in a Series. This success propelled David into a very propitious relationship with David Lee and Peter Casey, and "Grubstreet Productions" was formed. Their first creation together was the very successful "Wings" series, and their second creation has been one of the most popular, Emmy Award-winning series in modern television, "Frasier." 

David was survived by his brother, the Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont; his sister Claire Miller and her husband Bernard of Stowe, Vermont; and their four children: Karen Brendli and her husband Philip; Ann Rice and her husband David; Stephen Miller and his wife Georgeann; and Kathleen Grinley and her husband, Joseph. David also leaves behind ten grandnieces and nephews; and his very special partners, David Lee and Peter Casey, who knew David so well as "a kind and gentle man with a quiet exterior that masked one of the sharpest comedy minds ever to write for television." 

He is also survived by Lynn's mother, Marilyn Edwards; her brother Dr. Thomas Edwards and his wife, Rennie; a niece, Leslie Cameron and a nephew, Christopher Allen, all of Birmingham, Alabama.

Lynn and David were devoted, faith-based, spirit-filled partners in love and life. Theirs was a journey of joy, kindness, and gentleness, but it was a journey done too soon. 

David Angell was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center, seated in business class seat 8A beside his wife, behind Paige Farley-Hackel and in front of Edmund Glazer and Daniel Lewis. 3 of the 5 hijackers were also traveling in business class.

Legacy

The names of David Angell and his wife are located atop Panel N-1 of theNational September 11 Memorial's North Pool, along with other passengers from Flight 11.

The American Screenwriters Association awards the annual David Angell Humanitarian Award to any individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well-being through donations of time, expertise or other support to improve the human condition.

http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91766

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Angell

Anna (Williams) Allison (AA Flight 11 #1)

Anna S. (Williams) Allison was 48 years old from Stoneham, MA, United States.

Mrs. Allison was an independent, spirited adventurer, who loved to travel. A successful software developer, she went on to create her own consulting company in Boston, A2 Software Solutions. She had more than 19 years' experience in the software development industry and was a frequent speaker and trainer at national and local conferences.

By all accounts, she was a woman who lived life to the fullest. An energetic adventurer with an independent streak, Anna wanted to see the world.

Her wonder at the world is what Blake says he'll remember most about his wife of ten years.

Blake Allison will also remember his wife's positive attitude."She had the ability to make a room brighter when she walked into it,"he says."She had a cheery outlook and a great laugh.The glass was always half full."

Outside of work, she liked the Boston Symphony Orchestra, gardening, and singing with her husband, who plays the guitar."We knew the whole Beatles repertoire," he says.

Shortly before the 9/11/ 2001, Anna and her husband Blake—a wine appreciation instructor at the Cambridge Center in Massachusetts—traveled through France. During their journey, they visited Paris and Alsace. In a quest to do it all, the happy couple also visited Champagne, where Champagne is made and Burgundy, where Beaujolais is produced.Anna's husband Blake remembers her optimistic attitude: Every day was a new opportunity for her. Because there were new opportunities, there was always hope of doing something good. That's the way she lived her life.

Blake especially wanted people to remember Anna’s infectious laugh. He says: If she got going it just consumed her body and her being. She convulsed with laughter. You couldn't help but hear that and feel a lift of spirit.

When Anna Allison and her husband flew together, they held hands on takeoffs and landings, just in case." I can see them doing this, what a sweet and poignant testament to the relationship they'd shared.

Her husband Blake had taken her to Boston airport that morning. She was on her way to visit a client in Los Angeles.

Anna Allison was on the plane that struck 1 World Trade Center, seated in economy class seat 34C, in front of Michael Theodoridis.

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/met_MISSING_1111_allison.htmlhttp://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91765

http://www.annesharp.com/InMemoriamAnna.pdf

American Airlines Flight 11

September 11 Memorial

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/lists/by-location/

Events

At 8:46 a.m., five hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the northern facade of the World Trade Center's North Tower (1 WTC), and at 9:03 a.m., another five hijackers crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the southern facade of the South Tower (2 WTC). Five hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.

A fourth flight, United Airlines Flight 93, under the control of four hijackers, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, at 10:03 a.m. after the passengers fought the hijackers. Flight 93's target is believed to have been either theCapitol or the White House. Flight 93's cockpit voice recorder revealed crew and passengers tried to seize control of the plane from the hijackers after learning through phone calls that Flights 11, 77, and 175 had been crashed into buildings that morning. Once it became evident to the hijackers that the passengers might regain control of the plane, the hijackers rolled the plane and intentionally crashed it.

Three buildings in the World Trade Center complex collapsed due to fire-induced structural failure. The South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. after burning for 56 minutes in a fire caused by the impact of United Airlines Flight 175 and the explosion of its fuel.The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m. after burning for 102 minutes. The Pentagon sustained major damage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

Attacks

Early on the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial airliners (two Boeing 757and two Boeing 767) en route to California (three headed to LAX in Los Angeles, and one to San Francisco) after takeoffs from Boston, Massachusetts; Newark, New Jersey; and Washington, D.C. Large planes with long flights were selected for hijacking because they would be heavily fueled.

The four flights were:

• American Airlines Flight 11: Left Boston's Logan Airport at 7:59 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of 11 and 76 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m.
• United Airlines Flight 175: Left Logan Airport at 8:14 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of nine and 51 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m.
• American Airlines Flight 77: Left Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia at 8:20 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of six and 53 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.
• United Airlines Flight 93: Left Newark International Airport at 8:42 a.m. en route to San Francisco, with a crew of seven and 33 passengers, not including four hijackers. As passengers attempted to subdue the hijackers, the aircraft crashed into the ground near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

What happened at the World Trade Center on 9/11?

The hijacked Flight 11 was crashed into floors 93 to 99 of the North Tower (1 WTC) at 8:46 a.m. The hijacked Flight 175 struck floors 77 to 85 of the South Tower (2 WTC) 17 minutes later at 9:03 a.m. When the towers were struck, between 16,400 and 18,000
people were in the WTC complex. Of those, the vast majority evacuated safely. As they rushed out, first responders rushed in trying to save those still trapped or injured.

The fires from the impacts were intensified by the planes’ burning jet fuel.They weakened the steel support trusses, which attached each of the floors to the buildings’ exterior walls. Along with the initial damage to the buildings’ structural columns, this ultimately caused both towers to collapse. The five other buildings in the WTC complex were also destroyed because of damage sustained when the Twin Towers fell.

The collapse of the buildings left the site devastated, with ruins towering roughly 17 stories and spread beyond the 16-acre site. Thousands of volunteers came to Ground Zero to help with the rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts, and on May 30, 2002, the last piece of WTC steel was ceremonially removed.

http://www.911memorial.org/faq-about-911

What happened on 9/11?

"9/11" is shorthand for four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group, that occurred on the morning of September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,977 people.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from al-Qaeda, hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into the upper floors of the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The Twin Towers ultimately collapsed because of the damage sustained from the impacts and the resulting fires. After learning about the other attacks, passengers on the fourth hijacked plane, Flight 93, fought back, and the plane was crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania about 20 minutes by air from Washington, DC.

The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people from 93 nations. 2,753 people were killed in New York,  184 people were killed at the Pentagon and 40 people were killed on Flight 93.

http://www.911memorial.org/faq-about-911

Remembrance September 11th, 2001