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As Reported by CNN
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT
77
CREW
Charles Burlingame of Herndon, Virginia, was the
plane's captain. He is survived by a wife, a daughter and
a grandson. He had more than 20 years of experience
flying with American Airlines and was a former U.S. Navy
pilot.
David Charlebois, who lived in Washington's Dupont
Circle neighborhood, was the first officer on the flight.
"He was handsome and happy and very centered,"
his neighbor Travis White, told The Washington Post.
"His life was the kind of life I wanted to have some
day."
Michele Heidenberger of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was a
flight attendant for 30 years. She left behind a husband,
a pilot, and a daughter and son.
Flight attendant Jennifer Lewis, 38, of Culpeper,
Virginia, was the wife of flight attendant Kenneth Lewis.
Flight attendant Kenneth Lewis, 49, of Culpeper,
Virginia, was the husband of flight attendant Jennifer
Lewis.
Renee May, 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, was a flight
attendant.
PASSENGERS
Paul Ambrose, 32, of Washington, was a physician who
worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and the surgeon general to address racial and
ethnic disparities in health. A 1995 graduate of Marshall
University School of Medicine, Ambrose last year was
named the Luther Terry Fellow of the Association of
Teachers of Preventative Medicine.
Yeneneh Betru, 35, was from Burbank, California.
M.J. Booth
Bernard Brown, 11, was a student at Leckie Elementary
School in Washington. He was embarking on an educational
trip to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
near Santa Barbara, California, as part of a program
funded by the National Geographic Society.
Suzanne Calley, 42, of San Martin, California, was an
employee of Cisco Systems Inc.
William Caswell
Sarah Clark, 65, of Columbia, Maryland, was a
sixth-grade teacher at Backus Middle School in
Washington. She was accompanying a student on an
educational trip to the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary near Santa Barbara, California, as part of a
program funded by the National Geographic Society.
Asia Cottom, 11, was a student at Backus Middle School
in Washington. Asia was embarking on an educational trip
to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary near
Santa Barbara, California, as part of a program funded by
the National Geographic Society.
James Debeuneure, 58, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was
a fifth-grade teacher at Ketcham Elementary School in
Washington. He was accompanying a student on an
educational trip to the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary near Santa Barbara, California, as part of a
program funded by the National Geographic Society.
Rodney Dickens, 11, was a student at Leckie Elementary
School in Washington. He was embarking on an educational
trip to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
near Santa Barbara, California, as part of a program
funded by the National Geographic Society.
Eddie Dillard
Charles Droz
Barbara Edwards, 58, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was a
teacher at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas.
Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, of University Park,
Maryland, was the director of research at ECOlogic Corp.,
a software engineering firm. He worked on data systems
for NASA and also developed data systems for the study of
global and regional environmental issues. Falkenburg was
traveling with his wife, Leslie Whittingham, and their
two daughters, Zoe, 8, and Dana, 3.
Zoe Falkenberg, 8, of University Park, Maryland, was
the daughter of Charles Falkenberg and Leslie
Whittingham.
Dana Falkenberg, 3, of University Park, Maryland, was
the daughter of Charles Falkenberg and Leslie
Whittingham.
Joe Ferguson was the director of the National
Geographic Society's geography education outreach program
in Washington. He was accompanying a group of students
and teachers on an educational trip to the Channel
Islands in California. A Mississippi native, he joined
the society in 1987. "Joe Feguson's final hours at
the Geographic reveal the depth of his commitment to one
of the things he really loved," said John Fahey Jr.,
the society's president. "Joe was here at the office
until late Monday evening preparing for this trip. It was
his goal to make this trip perfect in every way."
Wilson "Bud" Flagg of Millwood, Virginia,
was a retired Navy admiral and retired American Airlines
pilot.
Dee Flagg
Richard Gabriel
Ian Gray, 55, of Washington was the president of a
health-care consulting firm.
Stanley Hall, 68, was from Rancho Palos Verdes,
California.
Bryan Jack, 48, of Alexandria, Virginia, was a senior
executive at the Defense Department.
Steven D. "Jake" Jacoby, 43, of Alexandria,
Virginia, was the chief operating officer of Metrocall
Inc., a wireless data and messaging company.
Ann Judge, 49, of Virginia was the travel office
manager for the National Geographic Society. She was
accompanying a group of students and teachers on an
educational trip to the Channel Islands in California.
Society President John Fahey Jr. said one of his fondest
memories of Judge is a voice mail she and a colleague
once left him while they were rafting the Monkey River in
Belize. "This was quintessential Ann -- living life
to the fullest and wanting to share it with others,"
he said.
Chandler Keller, 29, was a Boeing propulsion engineer
from El Segundo, California.
Yvonne Kennedy
Norma Khan, 45, from Reston, Virginia was a nonprofit
organization manager.
Karen A. Kincaid, 40, was a lawyer with the Washington
firm of Wiley Rein &mp Fielding. She joined the firm
in 1993 and was part of the its telecommunications
practice. She was married to Peter Batacan.
Norma Langsteuerle
Dong Lee
Dora Menchaca, 45, of Santa Monica, California, was
the associate director of clinical research for a biotech
firm.
Christopher Newton, 38, of Anaheim, California, was
president and chief executive officer of Work-Life
Benefits, a consultation and referral service. He was
married and had two children. Newton was on his way back
to Orange County to retrieve his family's yellow
Labrador, who had been left behind until they could
settle into their new home in Arlington, Virginia.
Barbara Olson, 45, was a conservative commentator who
often appeared on CNN and was married to U.S. Solicitor
General Theodore Olson. She twice called her husband as
the plane was being hijacked and described some details,
including that the attackers were armed with knives. She
had planned to take a different flight, but she changed
it at the last minute so that she could be with her
husband on his birthday. She worked as an investigator
for the House Government Reform Committee in the
mid-1990s and later worked on the staff of Senate
Minority Whip Don Nickles. *
Ruben Ornedo, 39, of Los Angeles, California, was a
Boeing propulsion engineer.
Robert Penniger, 63, of Poway, California, was an
electrical engineer with BAE Systems.
Lisa Raines, 42, was senior vice president for
government relations at the Washington office of Genzyme,
a biotechnology firm. She was from Great Falls, Virginia,
and was married to Stephen Push. She worked with the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration on developing a new policy
governing cellular therapies, announced in 1997. She also
worked on other major health-care legislation.
Todd Reuben, 40, of Potomac, Maryland, was a tax and
business lawyer.
John Sammartino
Diane Simmons
George Simmons
Mari-Rae Sopper of Santa Barbara, California, was a
women's gymnastics coach at the University of California
at Santa Barbara. She had just gotten the post August 31
and was making the trip to California to start work.
Bob Speisman, 47, was from Irvington, New York.
Hilda Taylor was a sixth-grade teacher at Leckie
Elementary School in Washington. She was accompanying a
student on an educational trip to the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary near Santa Barbara, California,
as part of a program funded by the National Geographic
Society.
Leonard Taylor was from Reston, Virginia.
Leslie A. Whittington, 45, was from University Park,
Maryland. The professor of public policy at Georgetown
University in Washington was traveling with her husband,
Charles Falkenberg, 45, and their two daughters, Zoe, 8,
and Dana, 3. They were traveling to Los Angeles to catch
a connection to Australia. Whittington had been named a
visiting fellow at Australian National University in
Canberra.
John Yamnicky, 71, was from Waldorf, Maryland.
Vicki Yancey
Shuyin Yang
Yuguag Zheng
American Airlines Flight 77, from Washington to Los
Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon with 64 people aboard.
Barbara Olsen had just completed her book,
"Final Days" on the corruption of the departing
Clinton administration, when she died on flight 77. IN
accordance with the wishes of her family, the book has
proceeded into distribution and a copy may be purchased
through Amazon.com