1. Lauren Grandcolas was one of the passengers on board United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11,2001, who made calls providing information about the hijacking of the flight as part of the September 11 attacks.
13 Facts About Lauren Grandcolas
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Lauren Grandcolas made a call to her husband on an airphone and left a message telling him of a "problem with the plane".
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Lauren Grandcolas attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas, and later the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.
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Lauren Grandcolas met her husband, Jack Grandcolas, at the university.
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Lauren Grandcolas worked for a law firm and for PricewaterhouseCoopers before becoming a marketing expert for Good Housekeeping.
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Lauren Grandcolas was writing a book on self-help for women, covering finance and other topics.
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Lauren Grandcolas's sisters worked together with the publisher, Chronicle Books, to get the book published after her death.
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Lauren Grandcolas's sisters appeared on Good Morning America on April 19,2005, to discuss the book.
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Lauren Grandcolas had been attending her grandmother's funeral in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and was returning home to San Rafael, California.
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Lauren Grandcolas arrived early at the airport on September 11,2001, allowing her to board United Airlines Flight 93, which was earlier than her scheduled flight.
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Lauren Grandcolas, who was originally seated in seat 11D, called her husband from towards the rear of the aircraft in row 23.
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Lauren Grandcolas left a message for her husband, who was still sleeping, telling him of the "problem with the plane".
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Lauren Grandcolas then passed her phone to Honor Elizabeth Wainio.