Lisa J. Raines, 42, was senior vice president of government relations at Genzyme Corp., a Boston biotechnology company.
   She had worked in Washington, D.C., for years on health-care issues. She was a key figure in negotiating legislative compromises in several drug and health-care disputes, including a 1997 bill that modernized the Food and Drug Administration. She championed “fast track” legislation that permitted the FDA to grant speedier access to new drugs. Recently she had worked to get her industry to support the idea of Medicare drug coverage for the elderly.
   Survivors include her husband, Steve Push, head of investor and media relations for IGEN International Inc.
   We will not forget her.

   Deborah A. Ramsaur worked in the Pentagon as the secretary to the U.S. deputy chief of staff for personnel.
   She loved her job and loved being a member of the Department of Defense. On weekends she proudly wore an Army T-shirt that read “hooah!”, a word associated with soldiers. She always had time for her children, taking them to the park, to soccer games and to swimming lessons.
   Survivors include her husband John; children Ann and Brian; mother Joyce LaRoche, and brothers Ernest and David.
   We will not forget her.

   Rhonda Sue Ridge Rasmussen, 44, worked in the Pentagon as a budget analyst for the U.S. Army.
   She and her husband Floyd, who also worked for the Army in the Pentagon but was able to evacuate safely, traveled the world during their combined 51 years of service. She particularly enjoyed their three stints in Germany, but her favorite place, said her husband, "was wherever she happened to be with me and me with her." He said she was "big of heart, big smile, willing to listen, laugh at you, put you at ease."
   Survivors include her husband; children Nathan, Jeremiah, Thaddaus and Rebekkah; stepchildren Michael, Lisa and Shawn; her mother and three brothers.
   We will not forget her.

   Marsha D. Ratchford, 34, worked at the Pentagon as an information technician for the U.S. Navy.
   She joined the Navy about 15 years ago. She was a friendly, quiet woman who had many loves in her life, including working with computers and the challenge of handling crucial military messages at the Navy Command Center in the Pentagon. But few equaled her devotion as a mother. "She was a mother from her heart," said her husband Rodney.
   Survivors include her husband, a son and two daughters.
   We will not forget her.

   Martha Reszke, 56, worked for the U.S. Army budget office in the Pentagon.
   She was dedicated to her job, where she had worked for eight years, and she was a dedicated mother, wife and friend. To “everyone who came into her life, she gave,” said her husband Jim. “She was genuinely kind, honest.” Her home featured a series of plant and flower beds bordered by a brick wall. “She was everybody’s gardener,” he added. “Her therapy after work was (her) garden. She told you how it should be, and you did it. She was the designer. I was the digger.”
   We will not forget her.

   Todd H. Reuben, 40, was a corporate partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard. He was a passenger on American Airlines flight 77.
   He graduated from Emory University and worked as a certified public accountant for three years. After graduating with honors from George Washington University’s National Law Center, he worked for the law firm of Tucker Flyer, which joined Venable in 2000. He specialized in tax and business transactions and was dedicated to the practice of law and outstanding in his field.
   His passions in life were his family and sports. He was a fan of all Washington sports teams, and he loved coaching his twin sons in basketball and soccer.
   Survivors include his wife Vivian; sons Jason and Jeffrey; parents S. Jesse and Carole; brother Keith and sister Stacey Mesa.
   We will not forget him.

   Cecelia E. Richard, 41, worked in the Pentagon as an accounting technician for the U.S. Army. She had worked for the Defense department since graduating from high school.
   She spent her free time listening to jazz, going on family trips and attending church. Her husband Michael said she "was always considerate of her family." She also had a passion for the Washington Redskins football team and her pet Labrador.
   Survivors include her husband, three sisters and three brothers, and her mother Mazie.
   We will not forget her.

   Edward Rowenhorst, 32, worked as a civilian accountant for the U.S. Army in the Pentagon.
   He graduated from George Mason University in 1992 and went to work at the Pentagon, where he had interned while in college. He loved to take his daughter Ashley, 7, to his office, whether it was for Take Our Daughters to Work Day or just to give his wife a break at home. "Everyone in the office enjoyed kids," said his wife, Traci. "They were just a big family there."
   Survivors include his wife and daughters Ashley and Kaitlyn.
   We will not forget him.

   Judy Rowlett entered the federal service in 1986. She worked in a wide variety of positions prior to beginning work as a transportation assistant with the Defense Resources Activity Washington. Her coworkers widely respected her specialized organizational skills and attention to detail.
   Friends and family remember her as a kind and loving person who especially enjoyed spending time with them. Co-workers speak of her resilience, her ability to live life to its fullest, and the example she set for them to do the same. She showed all who knew her how to rise to their full potential.
   She is survived by her mother and her daughters Trisha and Sicely.
    We will not forget her.

   Robert E. Russell, 52, worked in the Pentagon as a supervisory budget analyst.
   He spent 23 years in the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Germany, one in Korea and one in Belgium. After retiring from active duty in 1993, he worked as a civilian budget analyst. He had a calm, analytical personality. He was a source of comfort and counsel to his friends and relatives, and he had great culinary skills. He was a loving and generous grandfather, father, husband, brother and friend.
   Survivors include his wife Teresa, three grown children and his mother Mildred Fletcher.
   We will not forget him.

   William Ruth, 57, was a U.S. Army chief warrant officer who worked in the Pentagon.
   He was a veteran of the Vietnam war, where he served in the Marines as a helicopter pilot, and the Gulf war, where he served in the Army Reserve. He earned a master's degree and taught social studies for nearly 30 years. A voracious reader and caring mentor, he took his students on field trips and helped younger teachers. In 1997, he retired from teaching and went to work for the Army at the Pentagon. Last Sept. 10, he presided over his first meeting as commander of his local VFW post, where he was remembered as a good friend, an avid football fan and an enthusiastic motorcyclist. "He'd do anything for anybody," said a friend.
   Survivors include his companion Darlene Claypool and his son, Sean.
   We will not forget him.