Jeremy Glick | |
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| Born | (1970-09-03)September 3, 1970 Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 31) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash during theSeptember 11 attacks |
| Education | Saddle River Day School University of Rochester |
| Occupation(s) | Sales and marketing executive |
| Employer | Vividence |
| Known for | Heroic actions on United Airlines Flight 93 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1[1] |
Jeremy Logan Glick (September 3, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American passenger on boardUnited Airlines Flight 93, which washijacked and crashed as part of theSeptember 11 attacks. Aware of the earlier attacks at theWorld Trade Center, Glick and some of his fellow passengers attempted to foil the hijacking. During a struggle to reclaim the aircraft, it crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township nearShanksville,Pennsylvania, killing all 33 passengers and seven crew members on board, along with the four hijackers.
Glick was born September 3, 1970,[2] the middle child,[3] and middle son of Joan and Lloyd Glick ofHewitt, New Jersey.[4] Glick and his five siblings, all of whose names begin with the letter "J", grew up in a Jewish family[5][6] inSaddle River, New Jersey.[3] He attendedSaddle River Day School,[3] where in the 7th grade, he met his future wife, Lyzbeth.[1] They became high school sweethearts, and were prom king and queen in 1988.[4]
Glick was anAmerican National Collegiate Judo champion while he was a student at theUniversity of Rochester inRochester, New York,[1][7][8] He was also captain of the rugby team, and president of the Rochester chapter of theAlpha Delta Phi fraternity.[9] He graduated in 1993.[10]
At the time of his death, Glick worked as a sales executive for Vividence, an e-consulting company inSan Mateo, California.[11]
Glick was a resident ofWest Milford, New Jersey,[12] where he and Lysbeth made their home in a small cottage on a lake. At the time of his death, they had been married for five years. Their daughter and only child Emerson, was born on June 18, 2001, less than three months before his death,[1][13] and was named after her parents' favorite poet,Ralph Waldo Emerson.[10] As a high school sophomore, Emerson delivered a 2017TED Talk on dealing with tragedy and grief.[13][14]
Glick boarded Flight 93 to attend a company sales meeting. He was originally scheduled to travel on the previous day.[11]
According to accounts of cell phone conversations, Glick, along withTodd Beamer,Mark Bingham andTom Burnett, formed a plan to take the plane back from the hijackers, and led other passengers in this effort.[15] Glick's last words to his wife when aboard Flight 93 were: "We're going to rush the hijackers." He then hung up the phone.[16][17]
Co-workers and family stated that they were not surprised that Glick took action. Glick's brother-in-law Douglas Hurwitt said, "that was my brother-in-law. He was a take-charge guy."[16] Glick's former boss, Thomas Torf, added: "He was a no-nonsense kind of guy. He took ownership of things. Very focused. He loved his family. He was a good businessman. All of us loved him."[18]
Glick is memorialized at theFlight 93 National Memorial at the crash site nearShanksville, Pennsylvania, and at theNational 9/11 Memorial inNew York City, at the South Pool, on Panel S-67, along with other passengers on Flight 93.[19]
On September 11, 2002, Glick was posthumously awarded the Medal for Heroism, the highest civilian honor bestowed by theSons of the American Revolution (SAR).[20]
Glick's sister, Joanna Glick, who finished tenth in the 2001 Junior National Amateur Figure Skating competition, skated a tribute to her brother at a benefit atMadison Square Garden, for which she received a standing ovation. Joanna, who was profiled inJoe McNally's portrait book,Faces of Ground Zero, said of her brother: "He was so strong. I was thinking I should be strong too. Jeremy lives in our hearts. Love, freedom and bravery live on forever."[21] Following his death, Glick's sister Jennifer founded the non-profit organization Jeremy's Heroes, to assist talented but financially challenged young athletes receive training in order to "find their inner heroes" through sports.[1]
Glick was awarded theArthur Ashe Courage Award in 2002.[22]
In August 2007, Glick was posthumously awarded theSamuel Eells Award for distinguished public service by his fraternity,Alpha Delta Phi, at its annual convention atHamilton College inClinton, New York.[23]
In September 2008, theUnited States Judo Association (USJA), awarded Glick with an Honorary 10th Degreeblack belt.[24]
On June 2, 2019, in a ceremony held at the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center, the city ofRochester, New York, where Glick had attended college, inducted Glick into the Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame as its 182nd member, an honor accepted by his parents.[10]
West Milford, New Jersey honored Glick by naming the Jeremy Glick Trail, and the vista, Jeremy Glick's Overlooks, after him.[25][26][27]
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