She was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 to return to her home in Paramount, California after visiting Boston for the Feast of the Three Saints and her daughter, Maria's birthday, when it was hijacked and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Marie's passions were deep and varied. Once, with a friend, she finagled her way into the stall of Affirmed, the Triple Crown-winning racehorse, and hugged him. "Because he always ran with such love, and he was strong, he was something she always loved," said Marie's daughter, Maria Koutny. She was profoundly devoted to the Feast of the Three Saints, celebrated on Labor Day weekend at her home church, the Holy Rosary in Lawrence, Massachusetts. When she neared the end of her pregnancy and was told that her daughter would be born that Sunday, she said she would not give birth until she had been to the feast. And she was right.
She was also a devoted protector of cats, catching wild ones and taking them to her vet for shots and spaying. "She made a hole in her garage so they could come in and eat and get out," Maria said. "One was Goofy, one was Daisy, one was Minnie, they all had those kinds of names. Hopefully the person living there now is still feeding the feral cats." Her son-in-law Lance Koutny remembered her as a strong, independent and determined person who worked hard all her life but also knew the value of adventure and was not afraid to pursue it. She also had a deep sense of faith and renewed it regularly when she returned to Lawrence to attend the Feast of the Three Saints. Everybody knew she would want for everyone, both personally and as a country, to live our lives as we want to. It is the hope that we all continue to love and respect each other in both joyous and painful times in the future.
Marie's passions were deep and varied. Once, with a friend, she finagled her way into the stall of Affirmed, the Triple Crown-winning racehorse, and hugged him. "Because he always ran with such love, and he was strong, he was something she always loved," said Marie's daughter, Maria Koutny. She was profoundly devoted to the Feast of the Three Saints, celebrated on Labor Day weekend at her home church, the Holy Rosary in Lawrence, Massachusetts. When she neared the end of her pregnancy and was told that her daughter would be born that Sunday, she said she would not give birth until she had been to the feast. And she was right.
She was also a devoted protector of cats, catching wild ones and taking them to her vet for shots and spaying. "She made a hole in her garage so they could come in and eat and get out," Maria said. "One was Goofy, one was Daisy, one was Minnie, they all had those kinds of names. Hopefully the person living there now is still feeding the feral cats." Her son-in-law Lance Koutny remembered her as a strong, independent and determined person who worked hard all her life but also knew the value of adventure and was not afraid to pursue it. She also had a deep sense of faith and renewed it regularly when she returned to Lawrence to attend the Feast of the Three Saints. Everybody knew she would want for everyone, both personally and as a country, to live our lives as we want to. It is the hope that we all continue to love and respect each other in both joyous and painful times in the future.
She was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 to return to her home in Paramount, California after visiting Boston for the Feast of the Three Saints and her daughter, Maria's birthday, when it was hijacked and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Marie's passions were deep and varied. Once, with a friend, she finagled her way into the stall of Affirmed, the Triple Crown-winning racehorse, and hugged him. "Because he always ran with such love, and he was strong, he was something she always loved," said Marie's daughter, Maria Koutny. She was profoundly devoted to the Feast of the Three Saints, celebrated on Labor Day weekend at her home church, the Holy Rosary in Lawrence, Massachusetts. When she neared the end of her pregnancy and was told that her daughter would be born that Sunday, she said she would not give birth until she had been to the feast. And she was right.
She was also a devoted protector of cats, catching wild ones and taking them to her vet for shots and spaying. "She made a hole in her garage so they could come in and eat and get out," Maria said. "One was Goofy, one was Daisy, one was Minnie, they all had those kinds of names. Hopefully the person living there now is still feeding the feral cats." Her son-in-law Lance Koutny remembered her as a strong, independent and determined person who worked hard all her life but also knew the value of adventure and was not afraid to pursue it. She also had a deep sense of faith and renewed it regularly when she returned to Lawrence to attend the Feast of the Three Saints. Everybody knew she would want for everyone, both personally and as a country, to live our lives as we want to. It is the hope that we all continue to love and respect each other in both joyous and painful times in the future.
Marie's passions were deep and varied. Once, with a friend, she finagled her way into the stall of Affirmed, the Triple Crown-winning racehorse, and hugged him. "Because he always ran with such love, and he was strong, he was something she always loved," said Marie's daughter, Maria Koutny. She was profoundly devoted to the Feast of the Three Saints, celebrated on Labor Day weekend at her home church, the Holy Rosary in Lawrence, Massachusetts. When she neared the end of her pregnancy and was told that her daughter would be born that Sunday, she said she would not give birth until she had been to the feast. And she was right.
She was also a devoted protector of cats, catching wild ones and taking them to her vet for shots and spaying. "She made a hole in her garage so they could come in and eat and get out," Maria said. "One was Goofy, one was Daisy, one was Minnie, they all had those kinds of names. Hopefully the person living there now is still feeding the feral cats." Her son-in-law Lance Koutny remembered her as a strong, independent and determined person who worked hard all her life but also knew the value of adventure and was not afraid to pursue it. She also had a deep sense of faith and renewed it regularly when she returned to Lawrence to attend the Feast of the Three Saints. Everybody knew she would want for everyone, both personally and as a country, to live our lives as we want to. It is the hope that we all continue to love and respect each other in both joyous and painful times in the future.
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