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This ride segment is dedicated to:
04/08/2006
Sara Low
American Airlines Flight 11
Flight Attendant
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Sara Elizabeth Low, 28, was born in Batesville, Arkansas, on October 27,
1972. She completed her flight attendant training in April 1999. Her
position with American Airlines brought her to the wonderful city of
Boston, where just a couple of weeks prior to losing her life on September
11, she had acheived her goal of finally having her own apartment, located
in the beautiful historic area of Beacon Hill. Sara loved Boston and loved
the life of a flight attendant. It was a perfect fit with her desires to
live in a metropolitan area and to travel widely. She was on her way to
becoming a real Bostonian, making her way around the city with ease,
experiencing all that it had to offer, and looking forward to daily runs
next to the Charles River. However, she still had her eye on the great
destinations her career choice offered her, including aspirations to fly
internationally.
One of the most commonly made observations about Sara is that she had a
beautiful smile. Her smile was not just physically lovely, but pretty
because it bespoke an incredible human being -- intelligent, witty, loyal,
and adventurous. Sara's family has had the fortune to hear from many flight
attendants who worked with her and who said they truly enjoyed having her
as a colleague. She was a consummate professional -- punctual, poised, and
hard-working. However, Sara loved having fun and had a ready laugh. Going
out to dance was one of her favorite things to do on layovers.
Sara was a wondefully complex person with many facets. She loved the food
and wine at exclusive restaurants in Boston, but she had her favorites at
her grandmother's kitchen table in Bethesda, Arkansas, as well. She talked
serious business with her father, but she loved the "girly" things in life
like nailpolish and lipstick and long baths. In a professional setting,
Sara had a presence that was graceful and elegant in an understated way,
but she was well-known by family and friends for her bear hugs, the biggest
of which she saved for her mother, and singing the Happy Birthday song in a
silly voice.
Senator Ted Kennedy said of his nephew that John F. Kennedy, Jr., had every
gift but longevity of years. The same could be said of Sara. Her brilliant
light is terribly missed by those who love her. It is an undeniable fact
that their lives have dimmed since she was taken from them. However, Sara
leaves an incredible legacy, a very significant part of which is courage.
It is known that she assisted her crewmates in relaying information about
the events that unfolded aboard American Airlines Flight 11. Specifically,
Amy Sweeney used a calling card given to her by Sara to contact American
Airlines employees on the ground. The pilots and the flight attendants on
that plane have just not received the recognition they are due for their
bravery. They were truly the first responders of September 11. The
coordinated actions of the crew members that culminated in the phone calls,
extraordinary in their informative nature and composed manner, made by
Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney set in motion the revelation of who was
responsible for the events of that terrible day. The family of Sara
Elizabeth Low are extremely grateful for the compassionate individuals who
have coordinated the incredible tribute that is the Airline Ride Across
America. Their thoughts are with them as they proceed in their journey
across the country in fitting remembrance of the unequaled strength of all
the flight crews lost on September 11, 2001.
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