The Destruction of Flight 3407

Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday, February 12, 2009! The crash destroyed the house and most of the airplane! All 49 people on the plane and 1 person on the ground were killed! Beverly Eckert was one of the passengers on Flight 3407! Her husband, Sean Rooney, was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001! After Rooney's death, Eckert became a champion for 9/11 victims and a tireless advocate for those whose lives were forever changed on 9/11! Eckert was flying to Buffalo to celebrate what would have been her husband's 58th birthday and award a scholarship in his memory at Canisius High School! Eckert herself was a graduate of the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart where she was to receive an alumnae award this spring. President Barack Obama, who had met with Eckert a week ago, said "She was an inspiration to me and to so many others and I pray that her family finds peace and comfort in the hard days ahead!" Eckert's sister, Sue Bourque, said "We know that she was on that plane and now she's with him!"