She was the youngest person killed aboard Flight 93.
She was only trying to get home one flight earlier.
Her name was Deora Bodley. She was 20 years old.
A student at Santa Clara University, Deora was pursuing a double major in French and child psychology. She dreamed of becoming a child psychologist and had already devoted much of her young life to helping others.
She volunteered at animal shelters, worked with Special Olympics programs, supported AIDS charities and took part in St. Jude’s programs.
At home, she was a loving older sister to Murial, who was ten years younger.
Deora often wrote letters to her little sister using brightly colored markers — small, personal reminders of the bond they shared.
She had no idea that one of those ordinary days would become part of her family’s most painful memory.
