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.
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