In memory of
Deborah Jacobs Welsh
1952 – 2001 Today would have been the birthday. A white rose is at the name.
- Born in
- New York, New York
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001, aged 49
- Lived in
- Manhattan, New York
- Aboard
- Purser, Flight 93, Flight Crew
- Held on
- September 11, 2001 · Shanksville
The purser, assigned to first class, with more than twenty-five years across three airlines. The eldest of six, raised in Philadelphia. She is remembered for carrying leftover airline meals and warm clothing to people sleeping rough in her Manhattan neighbourhood.
How they died
Killed aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which came down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on the morning of 11 September 2001. The aircraft had left Newark forty-two minutes late, which is the only reason those aboard learned by telephone what had already happened in New York before theirs was taken. They had about thirty minutes. They voted, and they went forward at the cockpit door. The aircraft never reached what it was aimed at.
Died together
Everyone aboard United Airlines Flight 93 · 40 lost together
Died together
The crew of United Airlines Flight 93 · 7 lost together
What people have said 1
I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026