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