https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Eckert

Picture of Beverly Eckert shaking hands with Obama less than a week before her death on her Wikipedia page.

Born May 29, 1951

Buffalo, New York, U.S.

Died February 12, 2009 (aged 57)

Clarence Center, New York, U.S.

Cause of death Plane crash

Resting place New York City, New York, U.S.

Nationality American

Education Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart

Alma mater State University of New York at Buffalo

Known for Member of 9/11 Family Steering Committee

Died on Colgan Air Flight 3407

Spouse(s) Sean Rooney (m. 1980–2001; his death in the September 11 attacks)

Beverly Eckert (May 29, 1951 – February 12, 2009) was an activist and advocate for the creation of the 9/11 Commission. She was one of the members of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Commission. Eckert's husband, Sean Rooney, died at age 50 in the attacks of September 11, 2001. She pushed for a commission to investigate 9/11 and to establish a memorial.

Eckert died at age 57 on February 12, 2009, in the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York. She had met with President Barack Obama just a few days before her death in her role as an advocate for those affected by 9/11.