9/11 Memorial in New York City. Photo by Wallula via Pixabay.
On September 11, 2001, 2,996 people died in New York City, Washington, D.C. and in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as a result of terrorist attacks. Among the victims, at least 50 were from California; 24 were residents of Los Angeles County. Those from Los Angeles County, ranging in age from 3 to 80, were all passengers on the airliners flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. They are listed below by flight, name, age, hometown and occupation.
(Flown into the World Trade Center North Tower at 8:46 a.m.)
| Passenger | Age | Hometown | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lawrence Angell | 54 | Pasadena | A creator and executive producer of the TV series "Frasier"; spouse traveling with Mary Angell |
| Mary Lynn Angell | 52 | Pasadena | Spouse traveling with David Angell |
| Seima David Aoyama | 48 | Culver City | Accountant for Soka Gakkai |
| Carolyn Beug | 48 | Santa Monica | Filmmaker and video producer; produced video for song "Right Now" by rock group "Van Halen", winning 1992 MTV Video of the Year Award |
| Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green | 34 | Santa Monica | Director for eLogic |
| John Aaron Hofer | 45 | Bellflower | Small business owner for John's Sharpening Center; traveling with John Wenckus |
| John Joseph Wenckus | 46 | Torrance | Tax consultant; traveling with John Hofer |
| Daniel John Lee | 34 | Van Nuys | Road crew carpenter for Backstreet Boys |
| Laurie Ann Neira | 48 | Los Angeles | Transcriber for Your Office Genie |
| Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli | 31 | Topanga | Cameraman for Fox Sports and E! Entertainment TV |
| Berinthia "Berry" Berenson-Perkins | 53 | Los Angeles | Actress, model and photographer; widow of late actor Anthony Perkins |
| Pendyala Vamsikrishna | 30 | Los Angeles | Project manager for DTI Consulting |
(Flown into the World Trade Center South Tower at 9:03 a.m.)
| Passenger | Age | Hometown | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touri Hamzavi Bolourchi | 69 | Beverly Hills | Retired nurse |
| Daniel R. Brandhorst | 41 | Los Angeles | Attorney for PricewaterhouseCoopers; parent of David Gamboa Brandhorst; spouse of Ronald gamboa; traveling with both |
| Ronald Gamboa | 33 | Los Angeles | Store manager for The Gap; parent of David Gamboa Brandhorst; spouse of Daniel Brandhorst; traveling with both |
| David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst | 3 | Los Angeles | Son of Daniel Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa; traveling with parents |
| Dorothy Alma De Aaraujo | 80 | Long Beach | Artist; retired administrative staffer from California State University, Long Beach |
| Eric Samadikan Hartono | 19 | Los Angeles | Indonesian student planning transfer to University of Southern California |
| Maclovio "Joe" Lopez, Jr. | 40 | Norwalk | Construction worker for Spiniello Co. |
| Marie Pappalardo | 53 | Paramount | Comptroller for ALA Foods; worked for humane treatment and control of feral cats |
(Flown into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.)
| Passenger | Age | Hometown | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeneneh Betru | 35 | Burbank | Physician and medical director for IPC |
| Chandler "Chad" Keller | 29 | Manhattan Beach | Engineer and manager for Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Dora Marie Menchaca | 45 | Santa Monica | Clinical research director for Amgen Inc. |
| Ruben S. Ornedo | 39 | Los Angeles | Engineer for Boeing Co. |
9/11 Memorial in New York City. Photo by Wikimedia Images via Pixabay.
Thank you to 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
