49 People Died in a Plane Crash - One Victim met Obama last week named Beverly Eckert

Beverly Eckert, whose husband, Sean Rooney was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center, became co-chairperson of the group Voices of September 11th.
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 In contrast to the 'Miracle on the Hudson', Continental Express Flight 3407 carrying 49 plunged into a home killing one more person on the ground while preparing for a landing at the Buffalo airport. Fifty people total lost their lives, and no one survived. One of the victims happened to be the widow of Sean Rooney, a Buffalo native who lost his life in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Her name was Beverly Eckert, who within the last week, had met face to face with President Obama. She was fling home for a weekend celebration of what would have been her husband's 58th birthday. She had intended to attend a scholarship award presentation at Canisius High School which she established in honor of her late husband.She was co-chairman of Voices of Sept. 11, as she dedicated her life to investigate through a formal commission, intelligence failures and for a proper memorial to the victims.

In the video below, watch President Obama speak about the plane crash and Beverly Eckert.

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