Remembering Wayland's 9-11 Victim

WAYLAND, MA—We all remember where we were when it happened, and Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the tragedy that shook the nation. Around the country, many will gather to honor and remember the victims of the 9-11 attack, which occurred on Sept. 11 of 2001. More than 3,000 people lost their lives that day.

Wayland lost one of its own in the attack:

• Jane Louise Simpkin, 36, a music royalties enforcement agent, was on United Flight 175. “Jane Simpkin seemed drawn to the unusual, and vice versa. When she was standing on her mother’s porch in Wayland, Mass., one day, a baby bald eagle landed at her feet. While she was driving to work one time, a bright blue parakeet flew into the car.” Read the rest of her tribute on the New York Times Portraits of Grief page.