YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Theres a lot of smoke and I just wanted to let you know that I love you always.. In fact, Amy made her own call toAmerican Airlines Flight Service at Logan airport. Otherwise, just know that she was the inspiration to change my life and I will always be grateful to her for that. be blessed!so sorry about what happened.love from Italy, we never met, but it is your voice I hear and your face I see when I remember 9/11. 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. ", Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. On Sept. 11, he rode with the engine company to the World Trade Center, even though he was off duty after having worked all night. I am from the UK and on the 14th anniversary of those terrible events I want to offer my condolences to your family and we will never forget. Springfields Sept. 11 commemoration is 1 p.m. today, at the recently dedicated monument in Riverfront Park. Undated family photo of West Springfield native Melissa Harrington-Hughes, right, with her husband, Sean S. Hughes. The kids gathered around the monument with their notebooks for a writing assignment. I called and said I was leaving the building and that I was fine and then bang! [the plane hit the South Tower]. Its been 18 years that I havent been able to talk to her, to touch her, to see her, Harrington said. United 93 was the plane on which passengers and crew decided to fight the hijackers, and it was during the clash that it crashed in Pennsylvania, just 200 kilometres northwest of Washington, DC. She was an extremely accomplished 31 year old, who had traveled the world and had recently married her sweetheart, Sean Hughes. Anyone can read what you share. I see buildings. 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. Madeline Amy Sweeney was a 35-year-old flight attendant from Acton, MA. He believed he could advance in his career more quickly from that location. The most common one is imposed by failing to move thresholds in line with inflation, so more people are sucked into higher tax brackets, even if they're no . Three minutes later, the plane crashed into the top floors of the South Tower. They might come back here, he said. Melissa must of been a GREAT person and she must be truly missed. Saturday, go food shopping. I just wanted to let you know I love you and Im stuck in this building in New York, she said in her voicemail. I think I understand now.''. ''This was Italian sauce,'' her father recalled. She was such a great person. She died on September 11, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. He heard a simple, heartbreaking message from his wife, who was trapped on the 101st floor of the North Tower. Yours is the name I remember every year. Their voices convey both the primal fear of the moment they realised they are likely to die, as well as a need to reassure and comfort loved ones. Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial. Melissa Harrington Hughes was born on 29 May 1970 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. It's easy! She called her dad from the 101st floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center about 10 minutes after the first plane hit. A complete transcript of Bettys call with the American Airlines center begins with Betty saying, The cockpits not answering. God bless you, He needed another Angel and he chose you. So sorry for your loss and all of the other victims of September 11th. Memorial Site* National September 11 Memorial. Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Sep. 25, 2001. According to a 2017 interview with Kevins son, Brian (now 30), his dad worked on the 99th floor of the South Tower and traveled up the stairs in an attempt to find a staircase that wasnt blown out by the impact. My eldest daughter was 5 yrs old when the attacks happened and my youngest wasn't born for another 4 yrs. Her life was a chain of places where they knew her, it seemed, forever. Peace to your family. Somebodys stabbed in business class and I think theres mace that we cant breathe. WARNING: SOME MAY FIND THEMSELVES DISTRESSED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDING "I just wanted to let you know I love you and I'm stuck in this building in New York. Lady, theres two of us in this office. Rest in Peace, I heard your story from the documentary 'phone calls from the towers'. ''Although her holiday tables were visual delights that could have graced the covers of the finest journals, Angela would indulge me by allowing me to place a jar of peanut butter and jelly near my place setting because she knew that I loved peanut butter and jelly on hot turkey breast.''. Will always have you and your family in my thoughts and prayers always. I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you. 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. ''I'd say, 'Come on, man, let's go to a game,' '' Larry said. As they spoke, Harrington turned on the TV at his home in West Springfield, Mass. ''When I called in May to wish her a happy birthday, they told me she had taken off to Africa,'' Robert Harrington said. I just heard Melissa's story watching a documentary yesterday. So, we set out to discover who they were. ''Thirteen and a half,'' he croaked, according to his wife. Calling hours are Thursday, 3-8 p.m., TOOMEY-O'BRIEN FUNERAL HOME, 1043 Westfield St., West Springfield, MA. These are extracts of the conversation. I am still remembering you Melissa, though we never met. She didn't give her number to customers, she said, but if he wanted he could come to the sign-up for a dart league (she was a team captain). My heart goes out to her family. She said she is proud to share her husbands very powerful last words via his message and is so thankful she has it to hold onto. It can also refer to a tax increase that is disguised or hidden in some way. Thoughts to your family. Tim Worstall. Among them were a group of fourth graders from the Philip G. Coburn Elementary School two blocks away. Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial. Even his dream was discounted -- a Ford Taurus SHO. She was an extremely accomplished 31-year-old, who had traveled the world and had been married her sweetheart, Sean Hughes, for the past year. We cant even get inside. Her name was Melissa Harrington and after the wedding she added her husband's name to hers. He is believed to have been the first death of the September 11th attacks. She impacted me- I remember a very bright, funny vivacious beautiful person! Cosgrove: Hello theres three of us, two broken windows Oh God oh! Little Rock, AR Its been 20 years since the most deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil forever changed the lives of all Americans. I love you. Theres lots of smoke and I just wanted you to know that I love you always.. ''Mom, Mom,'' he said beguilingly, ''how could we choose?'' They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. Raised in Massachusetts, Melissa had moved to San Francisco where she lived with Sean Hughes, her husband of the past year. Mrs. Harrington-Hughes was the director of business development for the Slam Dunk Networks in. I've thought of that message and what her life was like many times through the years after looking on the website of victims and seeing her name. She was the only child ofEvelyn Alderete and lived with her mom in a condo in the Bronx, which Missy had proudly purchased. (added 9-10-2013) The message was for her husband, http://remember911tribute.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-memory-of-melissa-harrington-hughes.html Also reported . Your message touched my heart deeply. Her hometown remembers her too, and all the victims of 9/11, with an eternal flame, as her eternal voice echoes. In a chilling call with a 9-1-1 dispatcher, Missy asked over and over. You are not forgotten. The dispatcher reassures her, No, no, no as Missy persists. I love you. You will never be forgotten. Only 31 you say and look at all she accomplished. My heart goes out to you and your family, I still remember to this day when this happened, I was at home, and on my computer when I saw the buildings. ''The spices, the sausage, pork, beef, meatballs. Former Connecticut resident Melissa Harrington-Hughes died. The Sunday before, he and his mother, father, sisters and brothers had all spent the day together on the beach. At a little after 9am Eastern Standard Time she attempted to call her husband. West Springfield Mayor William C. Reichelt said the crowd gets bigger every year a testament to the sense of community and the sense of resolve in West Springfield. My family was from Chatham County NC and I grew up in Sanford, NC. Today, 09/11/2017, we remember you Melissa. Melissa Harrington-Hughes left an emotional message for her husband on 9/11 that would eventually be heard around the world. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I bought "Finding Fifteen" because it had your beautiful face on the cover and wanted to learn more about you. 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. I hope you rest in peace and know you are always loved. They are perhaps the saddest recordings you will ever hear. The calmness in his voice soothed me, so I do have that, she said through tears. God Bless You and your family. "There's one in Germany, there's one in France. Melissa, I never knew you, but i remember hearing your message to your husband in the years since those horrific events. Cosgrove: Lady, theres two of us in this office. Go have good times. At 38-years-old, Brian was a former U.S. Navy pilot. Harrington-Hughes is buried in West Springfield, a short drive from where she grew up. Neighboring Westfield lost residents Tara Shea Creamer, Brian J. Murphy and Daniel P. Trant in the attacks. Ah, nobody knows who stabbed who and we cant even get up to business class right now because nobody can breathe. Mr. Caggiano, 25, a native of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was a stock options trader at Cantor Fitzgerald, his first big job, where he had worked for about nine months before the attack. There was New Springville, in Staten Island, where she lived, not far from where she had been a choir girl at Holy Child Church and the baton twirler for the Marching 100 (she didn't much like marching, so her father always put her on the float.). But her voice lives on in a recording heard round the world. I light that candle every year on Sept. 11 in memory of Melissa. If things dont go well, and its not looking good, I just want you to know that I absolutely love you. "When the tower went down I didnt think there was much hope," Harrington said. In July 2001, two months after his operation, Mr. Smith started work at Euro Brokers in the World Trade Center. Melissa Hughes of San Francisco, California was on a business trip to Manhattan. ''When it came to me, no, he wasn't cheap,'' Ms. Reynolds said. When he awoke he heard this message left on his answering machine. God rest her big, beautiful soul. I hope to see your face again, baby. On the morning of Sept. 11, she had taken an earlier jet than Flight. Location,Location,Location!! 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. A staggering amount of financial support is required to restore state roads to a safe standard after months of severe flooding. 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. 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. Mr. Pesce opened his wallet for a ticket to Tennessee, and when the sky did not fall in, he bought another, then another, for more than four years. "I just wanted to let you know I love you and I'm stuck in this building in New York," she said in her voicemail. He was married in 2005 to Lisa Hughes, evening anchor at the CBS affiliate in Boston, WBZ-TV, after they met through friends. I think of you often and especially now. Melissa..I think about you still. Woodward lost contact with Amy at 8:46 a.m. Amys husband said he last spoke with his wife when she called him from the plane that morning at 7:11 a.m. I might have to go. I pray for her and all of her loved ones. The 46-year-old called 9-1-1 at 9:54 a.m. and stated he was with two co-workers on the 105th floor, mentioning Doug Cherry by name. She was active in Spinsters, a professional women's organization. Were not ready to die, but its getting bad!. My grandfather's name was Robert Harrington. Her beautiful young life and successful international business career was over. A few weeks later, she got back his platinum Claddagh wedding ring -- two hands joined around one heart, an Irish design rising from the springs of friendship and abiding love. Sean, its me. I will forever think of you, amongst others, this time of year. Our Number 1 is is stabbed right now. I watched calls from inside the Towers and the sadness it brought when I saw your dad and your brother describing the events of that day really touched me. They clicked. They found Harrington-Hughes' body a few days later. All rights reserved, PATH Train Car Pulled From Ground Zero on Display at Shoreline Trolley Museum, 9/11 Changed How We Think About Our Privacy Only 1 U.S. He was one of the most incredible people I knew. 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