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	Tom Burnett: A Hero on Flight 93 \| An interview with Deena Burnett, author of "Fighting Back"
		She also tells about Tom's life story, showing how he was an ordinary American who was deeply patriotic, a very good athlete, a loving father and husband, a successful businessman, and a devout Catholic and daily communicant.
		This powerful book reveals the inspiring courage, character, faith and integrity that Tom Burnett showed in all the aspects of his life as a father, husband and businessman, and how his valor and leadership in that perilous plane were the result of how he lived his life every day.
		Burnett, Tom's dad, had the idea that since we couldn't help in any other way in the war on terror, that the one thing we could do is to take away the money that the terrorists were being given so that they could no longer fight and attack our government and our citizens.
	www.ignatiusinsight.com /features2006/deenaburnett_intvw_sept06.asp (3062 words)

	Tom Burnett
		Tom and other passengers had been in communication with people via cell phones and learned that the World Trade Center had been destroyed using hijacked airplanes.
		Tom was among the passengers that evidently decided to fight the hijackers hand-to-hand.
		Tom called his wife, Deena, and reportedly said "We're all going to die, but three of us are going to do something," and added: "I love you, honey" before the call ended.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tom_Burnett.html (115 words)

	Tom Burnett, 9/11 Hero, Flight 93
		When Tom was in high school, he stopped and got out of his car to help teach a 7-year old neighbor how to throw a perfect spiral.
		Tom would be embarrassed by what he would call hyperbole, for he believed in the judicious and measured use of language, saving exceptional words for exceptional people or things.
		Tom was an avid reader, often choosing a subject and reading as many books on the subject as possible.
	www.twofins.com /portfolio/TomBurnett/tom.htm (754 words)

	About Tom Burnett
		Tom would be embarrassed by what he would call hyperbole, for he believed in the judicious and measured use of language, saving exceptional words for exceptional people or things.
		Tom’s had a goal to retire from business at the age of 40 and often spoke of plans that ranged from teaching to running for political office.
		Tom had a strong attachment to his family and felt a deep bond to his mother, father and sisters.
	www.tomburnettfoundation.org /tomburnett_AboutTom.html (629 words)

	Street named for hero of Sept. 11 / Company dedicates Tom Burnett Lane
		Burnett, 38, and his fellow passengers kept their flight from reaching its target, believed to be Washington, D.C. The plane crashed in Somerset County, Pa., instead, killing Burnett and 43 others, including four hijackers.
		Deena Burnett said she was pleased that 20 years from now, children will see the Tom Burnett Lane "and know that there is a wonderful story of an American hero associated with that name."
		Burnett's father, the senior Thomas Burnett, said it was important for people to remember the bravery shown by the passengers of Flight 93.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/03/02/MN215343.DTL&type=printable (402 words)

	Tom Burnett: Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka
		He’s on a hijacked airplane, United Flight 93 and we don’t know what has happened to it yet, so please pray.” Deena (Tom Jr.’s wife) had had several calls from him from the plane and she was calling from their home in California to let Tommy’s family know.
		On April 19, the Burnett Family was in New Jersey to listen to the tapes of the Black Box on Flight 93 released by the FBI by the urging of Deena.
		The Burnetts returned to Bloomington with a casket containing Tommy’s remains and on May 24, all of us gathered again to celebrate the Rite of Christian burial for Tommy at St. Edward’s.
	www.tomburnettfamilyfoundation.org /spotlight_revjosephslepika.html (1598 words)

	Tom Burnett at AllExperts
		Tom Burnett memorial flag in Bloomington, MN Thomas Edward Burnett (May 29, 1963 - September 11, 2001), was the vice president and COO of a Pleasanton, California, medical devices company, Thoratec Corporation.
		Tom and other passengers had been in communication with people via cell phones and learned that the World Trade Center had been hit using hijacked airplanes.
		Tom was among the passengers who decided to fight the hijackers hand-to-hand.Tom called his wife, Deena, and reportedly told her, "We're all going to die, but three of us are going to do something" and added: "I love you, honey" before the call ended.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/to/tom_burnett.htm (313 words)

	United Hero: Thomas Burnett, Jr.
		Burnett was the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corp., a maker of medical devices based in Pleasanton, California.
		Burnett said, "I could tell they were formulating a plan." In the last call, he reportedly said, "I know we're going to die.
		Burnett's older sister, Martha Burnett O'Brien, said she's struggling with her brother's death, partly because she didn't see him the last time he visited the family in Minnesota.
	www.unitedheroes.com /Thomas-Burnett.html (471 words)

	Tom Burnett Family Foundation
		On September 11, 2001 Tom Burnett became an American hero.
		Join Deena Burnett at the Mall of America on Wednesday 8/16 at 6:30pm for a special discussion and book signing.
		Deena Burnett tells the story of how she fought back to find purpose and joy in her life again, after her husband was killed on 9/11.
	www.tomburnettfoundation.org (122 words)

	Thoratec - Condolences
		Family Memorial Fund in honor of its senior vice president and chief operating officer who was a victim of Tuesday’s crash of United Airlines Flight 93 outside of Pittsburgh.
		Burnett, 38, is survived by his wife Deena and three young daughters.
		Tom made many significant contributions to our company and was a friend for many of us.
	www.thoratec.com /condolences.htm (254 words)

	Notes & Asides - transcripts of cell phone calls by Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett - Brief Article National Review - Find ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It shows that Tom was instrumental in informing his fellow passengers of the atrocities that were occurring in New York and at the Pentagon and in leading them to an act of unparalleled sacrifice and courage that saved thousands of lives and spared a great symbol of our democracy from destruction.
		Tom's last -- and greatest -- act was completely in his character as a leader, which he often demonstrated during his short life.
		Tom: I'm wondering what is the probability of their having a bomb on board.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_9_54/ai_85410322 (663 words)

	Passenger: Thomas E. Burnett Jr.
		As a young man, Tom Burnett used to think that if he could ever earn $25,000 a year and have a company car, he would be king of the world.
		Burnett would tell his wife, Deena, that he couldn't believe his achievements.
		While he couldn't talk his mother into letting him fish from the edge of a dock as a 3-year-old, he did persuade her to let him sit in the middle of it and drop his line through the cracks.
	www.post-gazette.com /headlines/20011028flt93burnettbiop8.asp (401 words)

	Player Bio: Tom Burnett :: Genrel
		Tom Burnett was named the Southland Conference's sixth commissioner on Dec. 23, 2002, and brought with him a diverse background in athletics administration experience at the conference and national levels.
		Burnett has also served in an administrative capacity with numerous NCAA events, including national championship events in men's and women's basketball, track and field, baseball and volleyball.
		Burnett, 42, is a native of Houston, Texas, and spent his high school years in West Monroe, La. He is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana Tech University, where he studied journalism and spent one year as the sports editor of the school's student newspaper.
	southland.cstv.com /genrel/burnett_tom00.html (671 words)

	University of Minnesota Establishes Scholarship to Honor Tom Burnett
		The Thomas E. Burnett, Jr., Memorial Fund will be used to benefit University of Minnesota students and promote the type of character and leadership exemplified by Burnett.
		Burnett, 38, a 1986 graduate of the Carlson School of Management and member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, is believed by investigators to have been among the passengers who kept the hijackers from crashing the plane into a national landmark, which would likely have resulted in many more deaths on the ground.
		Burnett lived with his wife and three daughters in San Ramon, Calif., where he was senior vice president of Thoratec Corp., a medical research and development company.
	www.giving.umn.edu /news/burnett092902.html (494 words)

	LifeEthics.org: Tom Burnett, Flight 93 Hero
		But, the 2996 group (the link is not working as I write) is posting information on our fellow humans who were lost when hating men hijacked airplanes to use as weapons against the United States and the world on September 11, 2001.
		I chose Tom Burnett, because, although I'm completely unaware of any relationship, "Burnett" is my maiden name.
		God bless Tom Burnett, his wife, three daughters, and his family and loved ones.
	www.lifeethics.org /www.lifeethics.org/2006/09/tom-burnett-flight-93-hero.html (234 words)

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		Tom Burnett continues to be a top instructor to Tour Professionals on the PGA Tour, LPGA, Nationwide, Futures, and many small tours as well.
		Tom has had an incredible impact on collegiate players and juniors from all over the world.
		Whether you're a first-swing-beginner or a seasoned tour professional, Tom has the right program for you.
	www.tomburnettgolfacademy.com (187 words)

	Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, San Ramon, Calif.
		Deena Burnett said that her husband told her that one passenger had been stabbed and that "a group of us are going to do something." He also told her that the people on board knew about the attack on the World Trade Center, apparently through other phone calls.
		Deena Burnett and Family: Tom Burnett is one of the greatest exemplars of compassion, courage, and patriotism that has ever been witnessed by the nation and the world.
		I think Tom Burnett was a very special person becasue he knew going into the cockpit in the aeroplane may have his life at risk, but still did so.
	www.september11victims.com /september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=213 (5989 words)

	The Four Sixes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tom took a chuck wagon, horses and a group of cowboys to a site near present Frederick, Okla., where he set up camp for the President’s 10-day stay.
		One of Tom’s proudest possessions was the saddle Roosevelt used on that hunt.
		Tom was described by friends as a man who represented the Old West and stood for its traditional ideals of generosity and rugged fair play.
	www.6666ranch.com /history3.shtml (825 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		At home in Bloomington, Minnesota, Burnett's mother Beverly clung to the hope that her son would find a way out of the hijacked plane and back to his family.
		Since September 11, Tom Burnett's friends and family have tried to be true to his word -- to "do something" in the face of terror.
		That was the Burnetts' aim several weeks ago when they, along with more than 600 other relatives of September 11 victims, announced a 15-count, $116 trillion lawsuit against the people and organizations they say funded, planned and carried out the terrorist attacks.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2002/america.remembers/stories/heroes/burnett.html (985 words)

	wcco.com - Burnett's Widow Was Hoping For Death Penalty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tom Burnett was among those who died aboard United Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania.
		Tom Burnett's mother, Beverly Burnett, of Northfield, Minn., said she hopes she'll never have to think about Moussaoui again.
		Beverly Burnett said she thought the terrorists would plan another attack on America, no matter what the jury decided.
	wcco.com /local/local_story_124070823.html (347 words)

	5 Years After 9/11, Family Copes, Tom Burnett, A Husband And Father, Died on Flight 93 - CBS News
		CBS News has kept in touch with Burnett and her three daughters, Halley, Anna Claire and Madison, and found that five years after Burnett received the worst call of her life, the family is thriving.
		Burnett received a call from Tom while he was in the air.
		During those brief phone calls, Burnett told her husband that planes had been flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and he gave her a glimpse of the horror he was experiencing.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/09/11/earlyshow/printable1992824.shtml (975 words)

	Article: Tom Burnett Golf Academy - Golfer's Guide ®
		The Tom Burnett Golf Academy was established with a mission to grow the game of golf through a three-dimensional approach to teaching, while working to be recognized as the number one provider of quality golf instruction in the country for all levels of players.
		Tom Burnett, director of instruction, has been a member of the PGA since 1996.
		Students of the Tom Burnett Golf Academy know their instructors are experts in teaching the golf swing and preparing them for the course.
	www.golfersguide.com /editorial.php?editorial_id=534 (348 words)

	U of M : Office for Student Engagement and Leadership
		Burnett was returning home to California from a business trip in New York when he switched flights so he could get home to his wife Deena and three young daughters sooner.
		What followed is well known, in that Burnett and a handful of fellow passengers accosted the hijackers and did something that caused United Flight 93 to crash into a Pennsylvania field, rather than into another American landmark.
		When Burnett challenged the hijackers on United Flight 93, he acted as an ordinary citizen who knew he could make a difference.
	www1.umn.edu /lead/burnettlead.html (514 words)

	Triumph Owners' Motor Cycle Club - Bexley Branch
		We are sad to relate the death on 26 January of Gwen Burnett, wife of the late Tom Burnett and herself a founder member of Bexley TOMCC.
		A tribute to Tom Burnett, written by Bob Davis and read by Bob at Tom's Funeral on Friday 21 April, is now on-line.
		Tom had celebrated his 80th birthday last year, was at our AGM last month and had until very recently still been collecting weekly subscriptions from members, each and every Tuesday night at the Pied Bull.
	www.bexleytriumph.org /news.php (2787 words)

	Remarks by Deena Burnett, Wife of Flight 93 Hero Tom Burnett
		He and his fellow passengers and crew rose from their seats and took action knowing the consequences of inaction.
		Taking Tom's lead, his parents, sisters and I, have vowed to continue what he started.
		We have established the Tom Burnett Family Foundation and are working to fund children's bereavement camps and college scholarships.
	www.contactomagazine.com /hero0910.htm (1036 words)

	Newschannel 3 \| Msgr. Joe Remembers Tom Burnett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Five years ago, Tom Burnett and a few other passengers on flight ninety-three, knew they were in trouble after highjackers took over the plane.
		Tom had talked to his wife on his cell phone, and knew what happened to the World Trade Centers.
		Monsignor Joe Slepicka knew Tom since he was a child, he even married Tom and his wife.
	www.kimt.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=KIMT/MGArticle/IMT_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190571002&path= (296 words)

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