Deanna, Please tell you friend something for me. I have thought for the past two days about how terrified the passengers must have been just before their plane crashed into the tower and how fortunate the 3 or 4 were who got to talk to their family on their cell phones. Now, I feel so much better knowing that God allowed your friend's nephew to be on that plane as I know he gave many of them peace just before the crash. You know some of us never know our purpose on this earth but your friend's nephew surely knew his. Thank you so much for sharing this story with us. Jean Hancock ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deanna Oklepek" <d.oklepek@worldnet.att.net> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:27 PM Subject: [TNDICKSO] Beginning Jan, Thank you for your words - you have a gift that few of us have. This afternoon I telephoned a very close friend and asked if she would like to go out to an early dinner with us. She readily agreed, saying she needed to get away from the news of the day. At the restaurant she explained why. She told us that she and her family believed that her nephew, JEFFREY MLADENEK, was on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center Bldgs. He was scheduled out this morning from Boston to L.A. and no one had heard from him all day. When we returned home a few hours later, my friend had 3 messages, from her brother, a niece and one of her daughters. They all confirmed that Jeffrey's wife found out that indeed, he was on one of the planes. Jeffrey was a minister and well loved of by many people. Please pray for his family. My friend told me that she knows that Jeffrey was trying to calm the people on the plane, that he was probably praying with them and that she hoped that his presence was helpful to the others who also lost their lives. Deanna ______________________________