Victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Today marks the day where the terrorist group Al-Queda hijacked 4 planes, 2 of which crashed into the Twin Towers in New York, one into the Pentagon, and another into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers took control of the plane, headed to crash into the White House. Here are just some of the people who died on that fateful day.
Guadagno was known by friends and family as someone who loved nature and the outdoors. He grew up in New Jersey and later went to University to become a biologist. On September 11, 2001, he boarded Flight 93 to head back home from New Jersey. The plane was later crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania and Guadagno passed away.
Bernard Curtis Brown II, 11
At the time of his death, Brown was an elementary school student at Leckie Elementary School in Washington DC. He is remembered by friends and family as someone who was smart and had a passion for basketball. On that fateful day, he boarded Flight 77, as he was going on a trip to California, sponsored by National Geographic. The plane he was on was later hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Hanson loved to be in the garden with her father and talking to her Nana via the phone. However, when she boarded Flight 175 in Boston, Massachusetts alongside her father, Peter, and her mother, Sue, the plane was hijacked and crashed into the South Tower. They planned to visit family in Los Angeles and go to Disney Land. She became known as the youngest victim of the September 11th attacks
A native from Forestville, Maryland, Carter had a passion for her family and loved them dearly. At the time of the attacks, Carter worked as an accountant at the Pentagon where Flight 77 hit. She left behind her husband, a retired Army Sargent, and her 2 daughters, Freddye and Angenette. She rests in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Paul Andrew Acquaviva, 29
Acquaviva was born in New Jersey and was known by friends and family as someone who did very well academically and made many friends throughout childhood. He also played baseball, basketball, and football during his childhood and teen years. He later went on to study law and started working in Manhattan in 2000, where he was vice president of eSpeed, located in the North Tower on the 103rd floor. He called his family saying that he loved them when the plane hit. He left behind a wife, Courtney, his daughter, Sarah, and his unborn son that was due December 2001.
LaBorie was born in Colorado in 1957. She later moved and lived in Providence, Rhode Island in 2001. On September 11, 2001, LaBorie was a flight attendant on Flight 175, which later crashed into the South Tower.
Sgt. Tamara C. Thurman, 25
Originally from Brewton, Alabama, Thurman was known as someone who loved music and basketball, had joined the United States Army in 1994. She served in numerous countries, including Germany, Bosnia, and Korea. She had also won numerous awards for her service to America. At the time of the terrorist attacks, she was working in the Pentagon and died that fateful day.
Durrell “Bronko” Pearsall, 34
Growing up, Pearsall had a love for football and dreamed of becoming a firefighter when he grew up. He first volunteered with the Hampstead Fire Department on Long Island, and later, in 1993, began working for the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY). He was the captain of the FDNY football team before he died. After being told about the World Trade Centers on September 11th, he volunteered to respond.
A native to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bay was a flight attendant for United Airlines Flight 93. She was one of the senior flight attendants for United Airlines, and she always helped people. She is remembered by her smile and her caring ways towards family, friends, and the passengers on the planes she attended on throughout her life. She rests at the William Penn Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Originally from Britain, Cushny hated the country and decided to move. He got a job in May of 2000, as a computer software engineer, working on the 104th floor of the North Tower for Cantor Fitzgerald. While the company had laid off numerous people on September 10, 2001, Gavin was pleased to hear that he was not one of them. However, he was working in the building at the time the plane hit the tower. He is remembered by friends and family as someone who was accepting and advocated for intellectual and emotional growth. Like many victims, his remains have never been found or identified.
Born in Maryland, Fields was known as someone who was outgoing. She met her future husband at their high school, where they both graduated in 1973 and got married. On September 9, 2001, she had just started working at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Two days later was her 46th birthday, but she was killed when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on the second day of her new job.
John Schardt had been working for the New York Fire Department for 7 and ½ years when 9/11 occurred. On that fateful day, he went into the South Tower, searching the tower for survivors just before it had fallen at 9:59 am. Schardt was known as someone who was always willing to lend a hand to help anyone. He left behind a wife and three sons, who lived in Staten Island, New York. His remains have never been recovered or identified.
Johanna Sigmund is known by friends and family as someone who was kind. Originally from Pennsylvania, she moved to Manhattan, New York. At the time of the attacks, she worked with the Fred Alger Management in the North Tower. On the morning of the attacks, she had felt sick, but despite this, she decided to go to her work. It is believed that Sigmund may have arrived at the tower when it was hit, however, her remains have never been recovered.
Jérôme Lohez was born in France and after getting married in 1998, decided to move to America with his newlywed wife. Lohez later got a job at Nexxt Health in the North Tower of the World Trade Center as a Software Engineer at the time of the September 11th attacks. In 2005, the Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation in honor of him was launched to promote the cultural and educational exchange in France, America, and China.
A single mother, Muñiz lived in New York at the time of the attacks. She worked in the North Tower on the 82nd floor for Landmark TD. She is remembered by loved ones as someone who was very sincere and hardworking.
Born in Ukraine, Zukelman left the country in 1992 and set foot in New York to start a new life in America. He later received his American citizenship, got married, started a family, and enrolled in computer school. He also started working for Fiduciary Trust International, located on the 97th floor of the South Tower. He lays to rest at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
