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Lauren Grandcolas (August 31, 1963 – September 11, 2001) was one of the passengers on board United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, who made calls, providing information about the hijacking of the flight as part of the September 11 attacks. She made a call to her husband on an airphone, and left a message telling him of the "problem on the plane". ==Biography== Grandcolas (née Catuzzi) was born on August 31, 1963, in Bloomington, Indiana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=House Document No. 107-285 )〕 She attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas and later the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation: About Us )〕 She met her husband, Jack Grandcolas, at the university.〔 She worked for a law firm and for PricewaterhouseCoopers〔 before becoming a marketing expert for ''Good Housekeeping''. Grandcolas was also writing a book on self-help for women, covering finance and other topics. At the time of her death, a publisher was interested in her book.〔 Three weeks prior to the September 11 attacks, she left her job at ''Good Housekeeping'' in order to dedicate herself to the book. Her sisters worked together with the publisher, Chronicle Books, to get the book published after her death. The book, entitled ''You Can Do It!: The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls'', was published on April 10, 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=You Can Do It!: The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls (Paperback) )〕 It provides a guide, modeled on the Girl Scouts' merit badge system, covering skills, such as negotiations, and life goals, such as horseback riding, scuba diving, and completing a triathlon. Book excerpts have appeared in ''Parade'', ''Glamour'', ''Shape'', ''Good Housekeeping'', and other magazines. Grandcolas's sisters appeared on ''Good Morning America'' on April 19, 2005, to discuss the book. The proceeds from sales of the book go to the Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation, which contributes funds to a college scholarship program,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=You Can Do It! )〕 and charitable organizations across the United States.〔 Grandcolas was also involved with charitable organizations, including the United Way, March of Dimes, Project Open Hand, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Breast Cancer Awareness, and Glide Memorial.〔 She was also a certified emergency medical technician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lauren Grandcolas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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