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AnnaAllisonOn September 11, 2001, Anna Allison was killed when her plane was hijacked by terrorists and intentionally crashed. Below are her last words to the AYE community. I will miss her. I already miss her. We have been made poorer. - JerryWeinberg Hello All, I am so excited about attending AYE again this year. I got so much out of AYE last year that I have signed up again (as an early bird) and have invited a number of new people to join me at AYE this year. I am rushing off tomorrow on vacation, so this will have to be short. Friends and colleagues, please send me email : [email protected] More later... -- Anna August 15, 2001 Anna, we're so happy to have you back. AYE seems to be a conference where everyone puts a whole lot into it, and then gets back a whole lot more than they put in. I'm not sure that fits the laws of physics, but it does fit the laws of human behavior. My excitement is high, and building. - JerryWeinberg Hi, Anna! It will be fun to see you in person again. Hi, Anna. I haven't met you in person but feel like I know you a little through Wayne Strider (my partner and husband) and Hal Brown. Thanks to your invitation, Hal is joining us at the conference this year. I appreciate your invitations to others to attend AYE. And I'm looking forward to REALLY meeting you. EileenStrider I felt sad and sick when I heard about Anna. I remember her well from AYE 00. We talked at meals and in the hall. I know many in this community knew Anna to varying degrees. During the past several days I have received (as you possibly have) many messages sharing feelings about this tragedy. I am linking one to this page, with permission from the author. HumanLoss BeckyWinant The horror came home when I heard about Anna's death on Tuesday. A day earlier, she had sent me e-mail telling me how much she had enjoyed her resent trip to Colorado for Consultants' Camp. I will miss her. I can't stand knowing she's gone, and in such a horrific way. WE ARE THE TOWERS THAT CRASH TO THE GROUND for Anna We all die sometime. Earth-bound, we follow the random patterns of stars, make constellations to guide ourselves until we lose our way. The red dust clouds trail us as we navigate then overtake us, become our pall as we crash to the ground. We are the towers that crash to the ground. Anna died some time too soon. Stars and red stripes adorn her. And I weep constellations. Graham Oakes The way I deal with my feelings of loss and unbound sadness when a person has left, is by celebrating and sharing moments I have had with the person. But I am so bad with connecting names to faces when I didn't know the person well enough (yet). Can you guys help me by remembering and sharing moments you've had with Anna? Nynke Anna, smiling, with Jeff McKenna, at the welcome dinner for the AYE Conference 2000. My first meeting with Anna was at last year's AYE Conference. I felt that I had met a special and very nice person. I was looking forward to reconnecting with her this year. It doesn't seem possible that she won't be there. What a tragedy. -SteveSmith Thank you Steve, now I remember moments with her. I remember a little bit shy, with sparkling eyes, which I interpreted as an eagerness and curiosity in her for the world around her. A very friendly person. Unimaginable that she is gone. -NynkeFokma Anna, I miss your laughter, your boundless enthusiasm, your quick mind and your many jokes. I raise a glass of good wine in your memory. -JeffMcKenna I spoke to Anna's husband just days before I traveled to AYE 2001. He spoke very highly of the conference and shared how much she enjoyed the experience and the people she met. -Pam Young
Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 |
