Lauren Grandcolas

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Lauren Grandcolas
Born
Lauren Catuzzi

(1963-08-31)August 31, 1963
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 38)
Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. on board Flight 93
Cause of deathPlane crash during the September 11 attacks
NationalityAmerican
Known forPassenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93
Spouse
Jack Grandcolas
​
(m. 1991)​
[1]
Children1 unborn child

Lauren Grandcolas (August 31, 1963 – September 11, 2001) was one of the passengers on board

airphone
and left a message telling him of a "problem with the plane".

Biography

Grandcolas (née Catuzzi) was born on August 31, 1963, in Bloomington, Indiana.[2] She attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas, and later the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.[3] She met her husband, Jack Grandcolas, at the university.[2]

She worked for a law firm and for

PricewaterhouseCoopers[2] before becoming a marketing expert for Good Housekeeping. Grandcolas was also writing a book on self-help for women, covering finance and other topics. At the time of her death, a publisher was interested in her book.[4]

Her sisters worked together with the publisher,

Shape, Good Housekeeping, and other magazines.[10] Grandcolas's sisters appeared on Good Morning America on April 19, 2005, to discuss the book.[11] The proceeds from sales of the book go to the Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation, which contributes funds to a college scholarship program.[12]

Grandcolas was also involved with charitable organizations, including the

United Way, March of Dimes, Project Open Hand, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Breast Cancer Awareness, and Glide Memorial.[2] She was also a certified emergency medical technician.[13]

September 11 attacks

"Jack, pick up sweetie, can you hear me? Okay. I just want to tell you, there's a little problem with the plane. I'm fine. I'm totally fine. I just want to tell you how much I love you."
Message left by Lauren Grandcolas from United 93.[14]
National September 11 Memorial
.

Grandcolas had been attending her grandmother's funeral in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and was returning home to San Rafael, California.[4][15] She arrived early at the airport on September 11, 2001, allowing her to board United Airlines Flight 93, which was earlier than her originally scheduled flight.[4]

Grandcolas name on the Flight 93 National Memorial

Grandcolas, who was originally seated in seat 11D, called her husband from towards the rear of the aircraft in row 23.[16] She left a message for her husband, who was still sleeping, telling him of the "problem with the plane".[14] Her last phone message to her husband was played in the docudrama The Flight That Fought Back.[17] She then passed her phone to Honor Elizabeth Wainio.[18] At the time of her death, at the age of 38, she was three months pregnant with their first child.[17]

Grandcolas's father, Lawrence R. Catuzzi, served as co-chairman of the Flight 93 National Memorial task force, from 2002 to 2005.[19][20]

Grandcolas and her unborn child were memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-68, along with other passengers on Flight 93, at the

National 9/11 Memorial.[21]

Published works

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ Pelletiere, Nicole (September 9, 2016). "Love Lost: 9/11 Spouses Reveal What They Wish Their Partners Knew". ABC News. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ^
    Boxer, Senator Barbara (September 9, 2002). "House Document No. 107-285". Archived from the original
    on July 6, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation: About Us". Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9780060099084
    .
  5. ^ Ward, Paula Reed (September 11, 2006). "Vaughn Lohec; Missing a Sister Killed on Flight 93". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  6. ISBN 0811846350
    .
  7. ^ Upshaw, Jennifer (April 25, 2005). "Book by Sept. 11 victim is going on tour". Marin Independent Journal.
  8. ^ "Leisure reading". Deseret News. June 3, 2005.
  9. ^ Upshaw, Jennifer (February 5, 2005). "This way, her spirit lives on". Marin Independent Journal.
  10. ^ Blyth, Myrna (April 21, 2005). "You Can Do It! Women doing something different in media". National Review. Archived from the original on September 19, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  11. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original
    on November 13, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "You Can Do It!". Ladies' Home Journal. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
  13. FOX News Network, LLC. Fox News. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original
    on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  14. ^ a b Zahn, Paula (December 28, 2001). "Remembering The Victims: Lauren Grandcolas". CNN. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  15. PG Publishing. 28 October 2001. Archived
    from the original on 5 November 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  16. Eastern District of Virginia. Archived from the original
    on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  17. ^ a b Toby, Mekeisha Madden (September 10, 2005). "9-11 special tells story of the struggle on Flight 93; Unsettling documentary imagines the jetliner's final journey over Pennsylvania". The Detroit News.
  18. ^ Pauley, Jane (September 11, 2006). "No greater love". NBC News. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  19. ^ "Planning for the Flight 93 National Memorial" (PDF). National Park Service. June 2004.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ Murtha, John (December 13, 2002). "Co-Chairs Announced for Flight 93 National Memorial Task Force". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  21. National 9/11 Memorial. Archived from the original
    on September 9, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

23. Elizabeth Wainio Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine

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