A Friendly Reminder...

NoRegrets · 09-10-2010, 02:16 PM

Thank you so much for the thread. Please remember -

David P. Kovalcin, 42, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was a Raytheon Co. senior mechanical engineer for electronic systems in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He had worked for Raytheon for 15 years.

He was on flight 11. He lived 4 doors down from us. He left a wife, 1 and 3 year old daughters, and their pet chocolate lab.

I still have the painfull voice mail my wife left me when she found out he was killed. Neighbors still place flowers in front of their mailbox and the town has a memorial service that my wife has attended every year.

Meredith lady · 09-10-2010, 02:37 PM

My family member, Garnet "Ace" Bailey of the Boston Bruin's. Ace was flying to LA on that fateful September morning as the Director of Pro Scouting for the LA Kings. He was on United Airlines 175. Ace lived in Lynnfield, MA. Survivors include his wife and son and a huge extended family. I will never forget...

WinnDixie · 09-10-2010, 02:51 PM

I will never forget that awful moment, after the second plane hit, when it dawned that the chaos was all horribly deliberate. We all lost that day, but my special condolences to those of you who knew some of the people who were lost. What a terrible day...and all America needs to remember it well!

Just Sold · 09-10-2010, 03:46 PM

2 of the many who died that fatefull day.

Donnie Ditullio and Janis Lasden of , Peabody MA were on their way to a vacation in CA on Flight 11 when it was crashed into the World Trade Center.

I recieved a phone call shortly after the plane crashed from Donnie's brother-in-law who is my best friend and he said that Donnie and Janis had to be on that plane and as it turned out Donnie and Janis were. I have never before or since heard such painful sorrow in my friends voice as he kept repeating Donnie was on that plane.

An excerpt from Donnie's Eulogy given by his neice Ellen:

"Over the last week, we have experienced many different emotions. Shock, sadness, anger. A tremendous sense of loss. A week later, I think we all intellectually understand that Donnie and Janis have died. We understand death to be a normal phase in our lives. It is how they were taken from us that is so difficult to understand, if not incomprehensible. I know most of you, myself included, have imagined what the last hour of their lives was like. Although we’ll never know for sure what happened on that plane, we know that both of them were very resourceful and would have fiercely protected each other, or helped each other if they were hurt. Imagining anything else is too painful. ...............
Uncle Donnie and Janis - You are at peace and you are free. We love you and miss you every single day. You will be in our hearts forever. God bless you both and God Bless America."

That day and week and months after are forever etched in my memory.

SAMIAM · 09-10-2010, 06:07 PM

Thanks for the reminder, ishoot........VK flag will definitely be at half staff

Argie's Wife · 09-10-2010, 07:33 PM

Robert LeBlanc, Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of New Hampshire, (United Airlines Flight 175).

09-10-2010, 02:37 PM	#2
Meredith lady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 217 Thanks: 290 Thanked 138 Times in 26 Posts	Please remember... My family member, Garnet "Ace" Bailey of the Boston Bruin's. Ace was flying to LA on that fateful September morning as the Director of Pro Scouting for the LA Kings. He was on United Airlines 175. Ace lived in Lynnfield, MA. Survivors include his wife and son and a huge extended family. I will never forget...

09-10-2010, 02:51 PM	#3
WinnDixie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 239 Thanks: 44 Thanked 75 Times in 17 Posts	I'll not forget. I will never forget that awful moment, after the second plane hit, when it dawned that the chaos was all horribly deliberate. We all lost that day, but my special condolences to those of you who knew some of the people who were lost. What a terrible day...and all America needs to remember it well!

09-10-2010, 03:46 PM	#4
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	2 of the many who died that fatefull day. Donnie Ditullio and Janis Lasden of , Peabody MA were on their way to a vacation in CA on Flight 11 when it was crashed into the World Trade Center. I recieved a phone call shortly after the plane crashed from Donnie's brother-in-law who is my best friend and he said that Donnie and Janis had to be on that plane and as it turned out Donnie and Janis were. I have never before or since heard such painful sorrow in my friends voice as he kept repeating Donnie was on that plane. An excerpt from Donnie's Eulogy given by his neice Ellen: "Over the last week, we have experienced many different emotions. Shock, sadness, anger. A tremendous sense of loss. A week later, I think we all intellectually understand that Donnie and Janis have died. We understand death to be a normal phase in our lives. It is how they were taken from us that is so difficult to understand, if not incomprehensible. I know most of you, myself included, have imagined what the last hour of their lives was like. Although we’ll never know for sure what happened on that plane, we know that both of them were very resourceful and would have fiercely protected each other, or helped each other if they were hurt. Imagining anything else is too painful. ............... Uncle Donnie and Janis - You are at peace and you are free. We love you and miss you every single day. You will be in our hearts forever. God bless you both and God Bless America." That day and week and months after are forever etched in my memory. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata Last edited by Just Sold; 09-10-2010 at 08:17 PM.

09-10-2010, 07:33 PM	#6
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	In Memory of... Robert LeBlanc, Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of New Hampshire, (United Airlines Flight 175).

09-10-2010, 02:16 PM	#1
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	Thank you so much for the thread. Please remember - David P. Kovalcin, 42, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was a Raytheon Co. senior mechanical engineer for electronic systems in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He had worked for Raytheon for 15 years. He was on flight 11. He lived 4 doors down from us. He left a wife, 1 and 3 year old daughters, and their pet chocolate lab. I still have the painfull voice mail my wife left me when she found out he was killed. Neighbors still place flowers in front of their mailbox and the town has a memorial service that my wife has attended every year.

09-10-2010, 06:07 PM	#5
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,922 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,693 Times in 595 Posts	Thanks for the reminder, ishoot........VK flag will definitely be at half staff