Sept. 11, 2001, marked the beginning of the
war against terrorism. But it also brought to a tragic end a
multitude of lives. Here, we honor those who died in the attack
on the Pentagon.
Dr. Bryan Creed Jack, 48, was director
of the programming and fiscal economics division in the Office
of Program Analysis and Evaluation in the U.S. Department
of Defense. He was responsible for designing and maintaining
the Future Years Defense Program and developing the fiscal
guidance by which the Secretary of Defense allocates funding
to the military and defense agencies.
A former National Merit Scholar and Presidential
Scholar from Texas, he graduated from the California Institute
of Technology and studied in Japan as a Henry Luce Scholar.
He later earned an MBA at Stanford University and a doctorate
in economics from the University of Maryland. In 2000, he
was appointed adjunct professor of economics at George Washington
University.
He joined the Defense Department as an analyst
in 1978 and was twice awarded the Defense Exceptional Service
Medal, in 1998 and 2000.
We will not forget him.
Steven D. Jacoby
Steven D. Jacoby, 43, was the chief operating
officer for Metrocall, Inc., a wireless data and messaging
company. He was a passenger on board American Airlines Flight
77, heading for a seminar in Los Angeles.
Mr. Jacoby, who was known to colleagues
as Jake, was an executive with FirstPage USA from 1988 until
its merger with Metrocall in 1994. “He wanted to do everything
he could for our company,” said Vince Kelly, Metrocall’s chief
financial officer. “He was not only a business colleague but
a close personal friend.”
Survivors include his wife, Kim, and children
Nicholas, Jesse and Jenna.
We will not forget him.
Dennis Johnson
Lt. Col. Dennis "Den" Johnson, 48, was
the chief of personnel services at the Pentagon, working directly
for the deputy chief of staff for personnel.
He served the U.S. Army in a wide variety
of command and staff assignments during his 25-year career.
He treated everyone in his department like a member of his
family, making sure each knew they could come to him if they
had a problem of any kind.
He loved gardening, working in the yard
and spending time with his family. He also enjoyed bird-watching.
His wife of 22 years, Joyce, described him as "quiet, gentle,
fun-loving and extremely dedicated to his job."
Survivors include his wife and daughters
Dawn, 20, and Cassie, 16.
We will not forget him.
Judith L. Jones
Judith L. Jones, who worked in the Pentagon,
sent the following email to some friends less than an hour
before the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Michelle Bush, her daugher,
said it "epitomizes the kind of friend she was."
Youre
my friend, my companion,
through good times and bad.
My friend, my buddy,
through happy and sad.
Beside me you stand,
beside me you walk,
youre there to listen,
youre there to talk,
with happiness,
with smiles,
with pain and tears,
I know youll be there, throughout the years!
You are all good friends to me and I am grateful to you.
We will not
forget her.
Ann Campana Judge
Ann Campana Judge, 49, arranged trips around
the world for National Geographic Society writers, photographers
and executives. She was on board American Airlines Flight
77 with six Washington D.C. students and teachers on a National
Geographic-sponsored trip to the Channel Islands in California.
A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University,
she worked for National Geographic for 22 years. Her colleagues
recalled her enthusiasm for travel and her passion for geography.
John M. Fahey, Jr., president and chief executive of the society,
called her "an extraordinary lady well known and loved
by almost everybody here." On Thanksgiving, she often invited
single coworkers to her home for dinner.
We will not forget her.