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Louis Joseph Nacke II, 42, from New Hope, Pa., was a distribution center director for Kay-Bee Toys. He was on his way to San Francisco to meet a supplier. Survivors include his wife, Pat, and sons, Joseph and Louis.
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Donald Peterson, 66, from Spring Lake, N.J., was the retired president of Continental Electric Co, where he worked his entire career. He had an electrical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree from Rutgers University. Peterson's retirement years were spent as a Baptist missionary in the West Indies. He also volunteered at a local addiction recovery program. Peterson was on his way to attend an annual family reunion at Yosemite National Park with his wife, Jean. Survivors include his brothers, Richard and Bob; sister, Ellen P. Morris; sons David, Hamilton and Royster; and stepdaughters, Jennifer, Grace and Catherine Price.
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Jean Peterson, 55, from Spring Lake, N.J., was a retired nurse. Peterson earned her nursing degree from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in education from Columbia University. She spent her retirement as a Baptist missionary in the West Indies. Peterson was on her way to attend an annual family reunion at Yosemite National Park with her husband, Donald. Survivors include her parents, Walter and Virginia Hoadley; brother, Richard; daughters, Jennifer, Grace and Catherine Price; stepsons, David, Hamilton and Royster Peterson; and granddaughter, Charlotte.
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Mark "Mickey" Rothenberg, 52, from Scotch Plains, N.J., was the owner of MDR Global Resources. His family says, "Mickey was a loving husband and father. He was intelligent, charming and hardworking."
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Christine Ann Snyder, 32, from Kailua, Hawaii, was an arborist for Outdoor Circle, a forestry organization. She had married her husband, Ian Pescaia, three months before the attack. Her family says, "She was outgoing, caring, loving and tried to make this world a better place. Christine was our angel — she is greatly missed."
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John Talignani, 74, from New York, N.Y., was retired. He had worked for 20 years as a bartender and steward at the Palm Restaurant in Manhattan. Taligani was heading to San Francisco to claim the body of his stepson, Alan Zykofsky, who had died in a car accident during his honeymoon. Survivors include his sister, Alice Bertorelli, and two stepsons, Mitchell and Glenn Zykofsky.
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Honor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, from Baltimore, Md., worked for Discovery Channel stores, where she was one of the youngest district managers. In April 2001 she moved to Watchung, N.J., after receiving a promotion. Wainio was headed to a business meeting in San Francisco after returning from a European vacation. Survivors include her father, Ben; mother, Mary White; stepmother, Esther Heymann; brother, Tom, and sister, Sarah.
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Deborah Anne Jacobs Welsh*, 49, from New York City, was a flight attendant for United Airlines. Born in suburban Philadelphia, Welsh had been a flight attendant for more than 25 years and had worked for United the last four. Welsh lived with her husband, Patrick, and their Dalmatian. She was a member of the choir at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Her mother, Lillian E. Jacobs, says, "Debbie had a great sense of humor and a lot of caring and compassion."
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