![]() Beamer Alan Anthony Beaven Mark Bingham Deora Frances Bodley Marion R. ![]() Bay Sandy Waugh Bradshaw Wanda Anita Green CeeCee Ross Lyles Deborah Jacobs Welsh Passengers Christian Adams Todd M. Dahl First Officer LeRoy Homer Lorraine G. Don’s personal Bible was recovered at the Flight 93 crash site, complete with a handwritten list of men for whom he was praying. Flight 93 Passengers and Crew Crew Captain Jason M. When the Petersons married in 1984, each had three children from a previous marriage. Todd Beamer was born on November 24, 1968, in Flint, Michigan. Todd Beamer was one of the travelers who made an effort to retake control of the plane from the hijackers. In addition to her nursing degree from the University of Rochester, Jean held a master’s degree in education from Columbia University. Todd Morgan Beamer was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93 when it was hijacked and crashed in 2001. Don grew up in South Orange, New Jersey, had an electrical engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned an MBA from Rutgers University. They mentored and supported many in their church and community of Spring Lake, New Jersey. ![]() Don worked with men struggling with drug and alcohol dependency Jean counseled women in crisis pregnancies. Volunteerism, driven by deep faith, filled their retirement years. Don was the retired President of Continental Electric Company in New Jersey, while his wife, Jean, had worked as a Registered Nurse and nursing instructor, and was a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. The account below is from Lisa Beamer’s 2002 book Let’s Roll Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage (Tyndale House). His last conversation with a telephone operator named Lisa Jefferson bears witness to great courage and grace. When they arrived at the Newark airport early that morning, they were offered the opportunity to take Flight 93 instead of their scheduled, later flight. Todd Beamer was an evangelical Christian and one of the heroes of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. On September 11, Donald Arthur and Jean Hoadley Peterson were traveling to Yosemite National Park in California for a vacation with Jean’s brother and parents. Lisa told me, If I hadn’t known it was a real hijacking, I’d have thought it was a crank call, because Todd was so rational and methodical. moved around the plane to talk with other passengers, and then returned to their conversation. Occupation: Retired President, Continental Electric Company Todd Beamer was an evangelical Christian and one of the heroes of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
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