Cover of an album of pictures of Karen Martin throughout her life
Karen Martin as a child with her parents Gertrude and Richard and siblings John, Paul, and Susan
Pictures of Karen Martin as a child with her mother and brother
Karen Martin as child on a family vacation
Pictures of Karen Martin as a child
Karen Martin with friends in flight school
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with friends in flight school
Karen Martin with family during Christmastime
Karen Martin with a friend
Pictures of Karen Martin with her mother Gertrude and at a Celtics game
Karen with her mother Gertrude
Karen Martin with family and friends
Karen Martin with family and friends
Karen Martin on a family vacation in Quebec City
Karen Martin with the American Airlines ski team
Karen Martin at her 40th birthday party
Karen Martin with her mother and siblings, 1978
Pictures of Karen Martin in 2001
Karen Martin on vacation with family in Quebec City and Greece
Portraits of Karen Martin
Karen Martin with family during Christmastime
Karen Martin on a family vacation in Quebec City
Photo of the Twin Towers Karen Martin took in 2001
Photos of Karen Martin on vacation in Quebec City and the Caribbean
Banner carried by Karen Martin's family in the 2002 Danvers Parade
American flag kept by Karen Martin's family
Memorial button made by the Martin family remembering Karen
Memorial button made by the Martin family remembering Karen
Ticket for the World Trade Center Family Memorial Service
American Airlines business card
Tickets to a play called "Miss Saigon" for her grandmother and aunts Joan and Linda for December 2001 purchased by Karen Martin
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11 with message from President Bush
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11 with message from the head of American Airlines
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11 listing employees lost on Flight AA11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11, including a tribute to Karen Martin
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11 including a list of the crew of Flight AA77
Memorial book made by American Airlines remembering the employees it lost on 9/11 including a message from President Bush
Memorial graphic made to remember Karen with a sticker mentioning the Karen Martin Memorial Fund
Karen Martin with her American Airlines crew members
Karen Martin with her mother Gertrude
Karen Martin with the American Airlines ski team
Picture Karen Martin took of the Twin Towers
Karen Martin as a bridesmaid
Karen Martin at American Airlines flight attendant training school
Karen Martin with a broken leg
Karen Martin's family carrying a memorial banner in a parade in her hometown
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin at American Airlines flight attendant training school
Karen Martin golfing with friends
Karen Martin on vacation with family in Quebec City
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin iwth a friend
Karen Martin trying on hats with family
Karen Martin with her brother
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with her mother Gertrude
Karen Martin with her mother Gertrude
Karen Martin with friends and family at her 40th birthday party
Karen Martin on vacation with family in Quebec City
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with family at her grandmother's 90th birthday
Karen Martin with family during Christmastime
Karen martin at awedding
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with friends and family at her 40th birthday party
Karen Martin on a family vacation in Quebec City
Karen Martin with family
Karen Martin with family
Karen with family at her grandmother's 90th birthday party, 2001
Karen with family at her grandmother's 90th birthday party, 2001
Photo taken by Karen of New York City
Photo taken by Karen of New York City
Karen's family picking up her remains, October 2001
Karen's family picking up her remains, October 2001
Karen's family in New York City to pick up her remains, October 2001
Karen's family in New York City to pick up her remains, October 2001
Karen's family in New York City to pick up her remains, October 2001
Karen's family in New York City to pick up her remains, October 2001
Karen Martin as a child with her parents Gertrude and Richard and siblings John, Paul, and Susan
Portait of Karen Martin as a little girl
Karen with her siblings and cousins at two years old
Karen Martin as a child with her mother. father, and siblings
Karen Martin as a baby
Karen Martin in second grade
Karen with one of her brothers during Christmastime
Karen Martin as a little girl
Karen Martin with her mother Gertrude and siblings
Karen Martin's mother Gertrude holding her as a baby
Karen with one of her brothers as a child
One of Karen's childhood birthdays
One of Karen's childhood birthdays
Portrait of Karen Martin
Karen Martin at a Celtics game
Portait of Karen Martin
Karen Martin at the beach
Karen Martin ion vacation in Greece
Portrait of Karen Martin
Portrait of Karen Martin
Portrait of Karen Martin
Local newspaper from Karen Martin's hometown remembering the residents who died on 9/11
Local newspaper from Karen Martin's hometown remembering the residents who died on 9/11
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Picture of the flag raising over Ground Zero clipped out of a newspaper by the Martin family
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Local newspaper article about Karen Martin following her death
Local newspaper articles about Karen Martin's death
Poster for a Windows of Hope event held in memory of Karen Martin
Newspaper clipping with a man from Karen Martin's home town at Ground Zero
Local newspaper clipping about the Salem, MA Fire Department
Newspaper article about an event held at a library by Karen's brother Paul Martin in honor of her 41st birthday
Article about Karen Martin's family three years after her death
Salem, MA newspaper article recapping 2001 and remembering the residents lost
Letter to Martin family thanking them for a donation from World Challenge, Inc. and Times Square Church
Articles about Karen Martin's memorial fund and her family
Article about Karen Martin's friends and family remembering her
Article about a benefit held for the Karen Martin Memorial Fund
Article about Karen Martin's family three years after her death
Article about Karen Martin
Article about the woman making the quilt in honor of 9/11 victims
Picture of a memorial outside Karen Martin's home
Article about the United States fighting the terrorists responsible for 9/11 and Karen Martin's obituary
Picture of a memorial service held in Karen Martin's hometown
Program for the memorial service held for United and American Airlines Crew members
Program for a memorial service held in Boston for the American Airlines crew lost on 9/11
Cover of a program for a memorial service held for World Trade Center families
Cover of a memorial book
Memorial graphic kept by the Martin family
Flyer for the Windows of Hope benefit held in memory of Karen Martin
Cover of a magazine depicting 9/11 responders
Flag flown over Gunship "Reaper-31" by US Armed Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom in honor of Karen Martin
Card with flag explaining that it was flown over Gunship "Reaper-31" during Operation Enduring Freedom
Card explaining that the flag flown over Gunship "Reaper-31" during Operation Enduring Freedom was in honor of Karen
Cover of a memorial book sent by a Massachusetts State Representative
Memorial graphic made to remember Karen Martin
Thank you note for the Karen Martin Memorial Fund
Thank you note for the Karen Martin Memorial Fund
Flyer for the Karen A Martin Memorial Fund
Tribute poem written about Karen Martin
Prayer card made for Karen Martin
Prayer card provided by the O'Donnell Funeral Service
Prayer card provided by the O'Donnell Funeral Service
Program for the memorial service held for United and American Airlines Crew members
Letter received by the Martin family from a former colleague of Karen's offering to make her portrait
Letter received by the Martin family from a former colleague of Karen's offering to make her portrait
World Trade Center Family Memorial Service
Poem about the Statue of Liberty and 9/11
Thank you made by the Martin family
Play called "Miss Saigon" for her grandmother and aunts Joan and Linda for December 2001
Memorial drawing sent to the Martin family by a friend
Eulogy given by a friend of Karen that she worked with at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston
Eulogy given by a friend of Karen that she worked with at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston
Eulogy given by a friend of Karen that she worked with at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston
Article about Karen's memorial fund
Memorial graphic made to remember Karen used as a thank you note for her fund
Memorial graphic made to remember Karen used as a thank you note for her fund
Condolence letter to the Martin family from the Archbishop of Boston inviting them to a memorial mass
Condolence letter to the Martin family from the Archbishop of Boston inviting them to a memorial mas
Biography of Karen Martin
Biography of Karen Martin
Email sent to the Martin family from the America's 9-11 Memorial Quilts Organization
Article about the woman making the quilt in honor of 9/11 victims
Condolence letter from a Massachusetts State Representative
Condolence letter sent by Karen Martin's high school English teacher
Flyer for the Karen A Martin Memorial Fund
Flyer for the Karen A Martin Memorial Fund
Flyer for the Karen A Martin Memorial Fund
Long Island 9/11 Memorial
Boston Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial
Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Karen Martin's friends say she was not just a Type A personality, she was a Type A+. Competitive. Organized. In charge. On the stick to a fault.
She did her Christmas shopping during the summer, had it all wrapped up and out of the way by first frost.
When water skiing, she would dip and slip a little lower than most people. On snow, she always took the steeper, riskier route down. Golfing? She hit from the men's tee.
Back in the 1980's, Ms. Martin, from Danvers, Mass., worked for a while as a bartender at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston — a Type A+ bartender. She set up her glasses and bottles just so, kept a precise inventory of everything and ragged on all the other bartenders to do likewise. They grumbled. But it was good-natured grumbling because at heart they liked Karen Martin's style. They went along.
In 1989, Ms. Martin became an American Airlines flight attendant and, jumping up onto a chair, proclaimed to her friends: "There is now something special in the air." She liked to work the long, hard hauls, especially the coast-to-coast "transcons."
On Sept. 11, she was the head attendant on American Flight 11, bound out of Boston for Los Angeles. She was 40 years old.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Karen Martin's friends say she was not just a Type A personality, she was a Type A+. Competitive. Organized. In charge. On the stick to a fault.
She did her Christmas shopping during the summer, had it all wrapped up and out of the way by first frost.
When water skiing, she would dip and slip a little lower than most people. On snow, she always took the steeper, riskier route down. Golfing? She hit from the men's tee.
Back in the 1980's, Ms. Martin, from Danvers, Mass., worked for a while as a bartender at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston — a Type A+ bartender. She set up her glasses and bottles just so, kept a precise inventory of everything and ragged on all the other bartenders to do likewise. They grumbled. But it was good-natured grumbling because at heart they liked Karen Martin's style. They went along.
In 1989, Ms. Martin became an American Airlines flight attendant and, jumping up onto a chair, proclaimed to her friends: "There is now something special in the air." She liked to work the long, hard hauls, especially the coast-to-coast "transcons."
On Sept. 11, she was the head attendant on American Flight 11, bound out of Boston for Los Angeles. She was 40 years old.
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