James J. Straine, 36 years old. From: Oceanport, N.J. James died in a attack by Terrorists on the World Trade Center. Called Jimmy by friends, the Husband of Trisha, the father of Finn, and Charlie. James Straine was a son, brother, husband and father most loved. He had returned to his job on the 104th [...]
As a young man Todd Beamer excelled at sports. Beamer played baseball for Fresno State University before transferring to Wheaton College in Illinois where he met his wife Lisa. While he continued to play baseball, he got serious about his future, eventually earning a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University. Todd and Lisa [...]
First Officer Thomas McGuinness, who had just celebrated his 42 birthday was co-pilot on American Airlines Flight 11. Tom McGuinness grew up in Burlington, MA, graduated from Boston University Where he was a competitive swimmer, he was a 12-year veteran with American Airlines. Tom was in the Navy as a Top Gun fighter pilot flying [...]