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Beverly Eckert

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The Resume

    (May 29, 1951-February 12, 2009)
    Born in Buffalo, New York
    Husband, Sean Rooney, died in the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11
    Member of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee
    Co-chair of Voices of September 11
    Died in the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 outside Buffalo

Why she might be annoying:

    She opposed the war in Afghanistan.
    One of her comments about the World Trade Center -- 'When did you see a building do that unless it was being intentionally demolished?' -- was seized on by 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
    In a morbid irony, she and her husband both died as the result of plane crashes.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Lobbying by her and other victims' family members overcame White House opposition to appointing an independent commission to investigate 9/11.
    She was an advocate for intelligence reform, improved security and creation of a 9/11 memorial.
    She volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
    A week before her death, she met with President Obama to discuss detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
    At the time of her death, she was returning to Buffalo to present a scholarship in her husband's name.
    She said, 'I try not to look at what I lost, but what I had. We had 34 very good years together... and there are not very many people who have had that.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 17.39% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 164 Votes: 42.68% Annoying