Melissa Harrington-Hughes, 9/11 victim, honored at memorial in West Springfield 3,635 views Sep 11, 2016 28 Dislike Share WWLP-22News 54.3K subscribers Every year, residents gather at the eternal. I bought "Finding Fifteen" because it had your beautiful face on the cover and wanted to learn more about you. "Sean, it's me. He never bought one, but in 1997 he entered an Internet chat room where his screen name, Taurus.sho, caught the eye of Melissa L. Reynolds of Gallatin, Tenn., who did own one. They are the last words of passengers, crew members and office workers who were among the 2996 killed when terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. An employee of Slam Dunk Networks, she was attending a conference high atop one of the two towers of the World. He believed he could advance in his career more quickly from that location. MELISSA HARRINGTON-HUGHES OBITUARY Never in One Place for Long She so loved fine wine that when she and her fianc, Sean Hughes, decided to marry, they chose a leafy vineyard in Napa. So he scribbled notes to his daughter, Elizabeth, 14, and his son, Michael, 12. The phone did ring. The last words Lorne heard CeeCee tell him was, Tell the boys I love them. He said they were grooming her to be president of the chapter. Cooper Harrington was born on Sept. 11, exactly four years after she died. Melissa you are in my thoughts and prayers today. (Inaudible) Do you think we lost her? But he never got the idea of being a firefighter out of his system. In late September, Mrs. Smith gave the notes to their children. The boys still do.''. My family was from Chatham County NC and I grew up in Sanford, NC. I wish I could of carried you out of there Melissa even from all the way over here in Australia. The older brother taught the younger how to throw a baseball, how to present himself to the world, how to be patient and calm. May you rest in peace. I didn't recognize my wife," he said. And professional football. I spoke with your dad shortly after you left this earth and I think of you always. May she rest in peace. Tim Worstall. "I first thought an airplane had a problem and accidentally crashed into the building," he said. Today, 09/11/2017, we remember you Melissa. I dont know, I think were getting hijacked.. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Can anybody get up to the cockpit? Will never forget you! Larry and Stuart Meltzer always talked sports. Even his dream was discounted -- a Ford Taurus SHO. Melissa Harrington Hughes fans also viewed: David Niven. That's the bottom line.". And Mr. Myhre, 37, wanted the time he spent with people, whether family or friends, to be special, she said, describing him, simply, as a ''happy'' person -- ''an ordinary person who died an extraordinary death. Family (1) Spouse (Inaudible) Anyone know who stabbed who? You must be an Angel now. ''He tried to pass what he learned from scouting,'' Mr. Schweiger said. Ong: The cockpits not answering. On Tuesday morning Michael Kurtz, another husband married to his wife for 31 years, was watching events unfold on his television set. I was familiar with the set up of the building. But her voice lives on in a recording heard round the world. It's been 10 years but I always think of your story. The kids gathered around the monument with their notebooks for a writing assignment. "When I got to the hospital the staff was tremendous. And its very, very, very hot.. ", "Of course, thinking of my wife's second day, I was in a sheer panic. It's easy! We are from a Harrington lineage also so her name caught our attention. I will always remember. "I'll tell you, we wanted to go that day and find who did this and bring them to justice," he said. When you have kids you'll understand.' MELISSA HARRINGTON HUGHES was only in New York for one day on business. Holidays, it was in her parents' kitchen, where, for nephew and nieces, sister and brothers, Aunt C.C. United 175 New York. Bobby hadnt been scheduled to work Flight 175 on September 11, and was filling in for a colleague, Elise OKane, due to her accidentally entering an incorrect computer code while signing up for flights. Melissa Marie Harrington Hughes, 31, a victim of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, (September 11, 2001). Stephen J. Cangialosi N-43. Sneha Philip, Johns Hopkins University. We will never forget. Betty was one of 92 passengers on Flight 11 including 81 passengers and 11 crew members who perished when the plane hit the north side of the North Tower (Tower 1) of the World Trade Center just after 8:46 a.m. local time. Jordan Harrington is currently 24 and was born on 05/28/1998. TNN will continue to honor the lives behind the voices, as we give you a glimpse into the minds and hearts of some of those whose lives were tragically cut short that horrific Tuesday morning. Melissa leaves her husband, Sean S. Hughes; her father and mother, Robert J. and Beverly A. He had a great sense of humor.''. Speaker Bennett Walsh, superintendent of the Soldiers Home in Holyoke and a Marine colonel, recalled hearing of the attacks while serving at Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina. Due to Amy and Bettys respective calls and the information they were able to provide, the hijackers were identified by their seat numbers two in first class and three in business class. Even as a grown man of 28, Shawn E. Bowman Jr. was still a Boy Scout. An employee of Slam Dunk Networks, she was attending a conference high atop one of the two towers of the World Trade Center. God bless you, He needed another Angel and he chose you. His phone call ends abruptly, with screams and the sound of debris falling as the call cuts off. Rest in peace Melissa, Dear Sean and family, this is Kary Miller formerly from Wisconsin now back in Michigan . "Then, to my surprise, I watched the second airline situation happen and unfold. Sean was still alive but the couple both knew the noise that had ripped through the . God Bless You and your family. I wish I could have helped you and everyone else that horrible day. You are a blessed child of God and I know he is taking care of you. Betty, talk to me. ''He was very excited because this was going to be the beginning of his career,'' his mother said. As of September 11, 2001, she was living in Andover, MA. ''Riding camels in Morocco. Ong: Our our Number 1 got stabbed. . She impacted me- I remember a very bright, funny vivacious beautiful person! You are still an inspiration. They were returned to Ruth and the family. RIP. #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/qPJkmp1J6u. 'Is that you, Richard? Amy is widely believed to have been the female flight attendant Betty communicated with in her call with Gonzalez. '', When he was 5 years old, Peter Alexander Bielfeld had a tooth extracted. Madeline "Amy" Sweeney was a 35-year-old flight attendant from Acton, MA. I remember ABC News playing phone calls from victims to their families. Our prayers and blessings are with you at this time of year and always. Bob, Bev and Mike.Again Cyndi and I think of you on this day. Melissa Harrington-Hughes left an emotional message for her husband on 9/11 that would eventually be heard around the world. I looked at my daughter who I had brought home because of things I had heard and I immediately started to cry. Neighboring Westfield lost residents Tara Shea Creamer, Brian J. Murphy and Daniel P. Trant in the attacks. I worked with Sean, and met Melissa at a Corp function in SF a few weeks before 9-11. It was about one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. These are extracts of the conversation. Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove. I was watching the passionate eye this week, Septemebr 11, 2012, and heard your father tell your story. There they spent summers with their daughters, Julie Anne, now 5, and Cameron, 6. The term "stealth tax" generally refers to a tax increase that is not announced or made clear to the public. Melissa Harrington Hughes, 31, of San Francisco was trapped in the 106th floor of the North Tower. Giving an insight into the real lives lost is so deeply moving and my heart goes out to you and all your family x, I am originally from Westfield Ma. Melissa was a member of and marketing director for the San Francisco Junior League. Theres lots of smoke and I just wanted you to know that I love you always.. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. He picked out a big red shiny one. After her first call was disconnected after a short time, she made another attempt to call in. God Bless you all and peace to your sweet Melissa, I did not know this beautiful young lady but I will NEVER forget hearing her gut wrenching message to her husband, Sean and her name/picture is forever etched in my memory. ", The odds are not good. Her name was Melissa Harrington and after the wedding she added her husband's name to hers. Listen, Im on an airplane thats been hijacked, said Brian Sweeney, a 38-year-old aeronautics consultant and former Navy pilot. Im on the plane, Im calling from the plane. Mellisa I know you are missed. Family friend Dan Roberts who coached Melissa Harrington-Hughes in soccer decades ago served as master of ceremonies. To me, her story is one of a life lived to the fullest, a love story, and a tragic loss I will never forget so long as I live. She so loved fine wine that when she and her fianc, Sean Hughes, decided to marry, they chose a leafy vineyard in Napa Valley for the wedding. PORTRAITS OF GRIEF: THE VICTIMS; A Thrifty Son, a Theater Lover, a Tour Guide and a Vineyard Bride, https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/nyregion/portraits-grief-victims-thrifty-son-theater-lover-tour-guide-vineyard-bride.html. The audio recording of Kevin was used during the only criminal trial to result from the September 11 attacks. Theres a lot of smoke and I just wanted to let you know that I love you always.. Stay late. Ms. Scheinberg, 46, was a manager in the computer department at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, on the 31st floor of 1 World Trade Center. Join the conversation, you are commenting as. Were on the floor and we cant breathe. Ah, nobody knows who stabbed who and we cant even get up to business class right now because nobody can breathe. I got caught up watching some of the 9/11 stuff a couple of days ago I did watch until I heard the story on Mrs Harrington-Hughes and when I heard Melissa phone call to husband I lost it I cried i deleted all the recording on 9/11i had recorded. A day never goes by when I don't think of her. Harrington is a wonderful name! At 9:47 a.m., she left a message on the answering machine for her husband, Lorne. Brian was one of 56 passengers on United Airlines Flight 175, which was en route from Boston to Los Angeles, when the plane hit the South Tower (Tower 2) at 9:03 a.m. 17 minutes after Flight 11 hit the North Tower. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported the flight struck the ground at 563 miles per hour at a 40-degree nose down, inverted attitude. Cosgrove: Hello theres three of us, two broken windows Oh God oh! ''He was learning the business. All three units are almost identical, including 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, an eat-in kitchen, a spacious living room, and a . Harrington-Hughes went to high school in Connecticut at Suffield Academy. Only today did I look further and found "WOW" what a woman!! "Melissa is out there. It was later estimated that, as a direct result of Amy and Bettys bravery and calls, American Airlines knew the attack was connected to the terror group Al-Qaeda approximately 20 to 30 minutes before the second plane hit the South Tower. Luv, Kary Miller, Dexter, Michigan. Im reading it now and I must say you are an absolutely remarkable woman to have accomplished so much. Sean Hughes has spent more than 20 years working in public policy both in and out of government, with a particular focus on children's issues. All nine men died. I told her I love her, she told me she loves me and she said you got to do me one favor and I said whats that? Sean P. Lynch, Cornell University A. Todd Rancke, Duke University . Policastro made subsequent attempts to contact the planes cockpit, but was unsuccessful in his attempts. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Later, I thought, Oh my God, this is just what he wanted.. "Sean, it's me. Ways to honor Melissa Harrington-Hughes's life and legacy. The family was tremendous. "There is, without a doubt, there is hope," he said. They went out to dinner and played pool. Ride the bus back to his parents' home in Staten Island, where he lived. You are thought of and remembered. Im baby, you have to listen to me carefully. Julie remembers her late husband fondly, saying, He enjoyed life more than anyone Ive ever known. Im going to stay with you., Only four minutes of the 24 minutes call between Missy and the operator was released for privacy reasons.. I reached out to you Sean 15 years ago and we exchanged emails. He had been flying the friendly skies for less than a year when tragedy struck that Tuesday morning on United Flight 175. Sally Clark, Every year on the anniversary of Sept. 11 I always think of Melissa. His remains were recovered and he was buried atSt. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Huntington, NY on September 22, 2001. I might have to go. Celebs Wiki. She phoned American Airlines reservations and Nydia Gonzalez, an operations agent, using a seat back Airfone at the back of the plane. Melissa was born and brought up in West Springfield, MA, she lived in Washington for five years before settling in San Francisco, CA, in 1996. The drive to Manhattan from New Springville, her neighborhood in Staten Island, often called for her to leave home at 6 a.m. to be able to get back for an afternoon sports event. It was early and he missed the call, so she left a voicemail. I pray for her and all of her loved ones. Her name is on my helmet and I will never forget what happened to her and our country for the rest of my life. The statue wears her United Airlines uniform and looks out over the Intracoastal Waterway. Its believed they prevented an even worse tragedy, and many more lives being lost. Hi baby. Danny Pesce sought routine; he lived it day by die-cast day. Two husbands with two different stories to tell. She didn't work there; she was on a business trip for her San Francisco-based technology firm . Goodbye.. She was an extremely accomplished 31 year old, who had traveled the world and had recently married her sweetheart, Sean Hughes. "She never looked down on anyone, she always treated everybody the same, and she basically loved everything in life and loved life itself," Harrington said. What a lovely man. Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial. Mrs. Harrington-Hughes was the director of business development for the Slam Dunk Networks in Redwood City, Calif. She came to New York on Sept. 10 to attend a breakfast the next morning at the World Trade Center. Were not ready to die, but its getting bad!. HUGHES, Melissa Harrington. Moments later, she reached her dad. Theyre devastating. Sean is now in New York searching for his wife. 911: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, say your maam, say your prayers. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, James and Louise (Santolini) Harrington; and her maternal grandfather, Michael Rzeszutek the former owner of Mickey's Bike Shop in Chicopee, MA. ''It was part of his breathing, almost. I hope to be able to be able to see you face again baby. Much love and peace, Thinking of you always as I do every year Melissa. Rest in Peace young lady and peace also to your loved ones. She made a tearful call home to husband Sean Hughes in San Francisco - but missed him as he was still in. I dont know what to say. You have funeral questions, we have answers. Off the scale, but then, he was 6- foot-5, so perhaps that was to be expected. . MOMENTS before United Airlines Flight 175 smashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a passenger left a voicemail for the wife hed left behind in Massachusetts. He says he still gets calls around Sept. 11 and holds on to notes about his daughter. "I feel I'm doing something good." He says he has his father to thank for this new. My grandfather's name was Robert Harrington. I will never forget. The call with the 9-1-1 dispatcher continued until the final words were heard of Kevin loudly screaming. And our Number 5. AAL: Whats going on, Betty? I often wonder what happened to the man who loved her so, how he tried so desperately to get to her following the tragedy, and how their story breaks my heart. Peace to your family always. They might have gone there jammed their way up there, or something. Melissa Hughes of San Francisco, California was on a business trip to Manhattan. 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