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Todd Morgan Beamer (November 24, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an American software salesman and passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 which was hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He was one of the passengers who tried to reclaim the aircraft from the hijackers, leading them to crash it into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.〔("Hijack Hero's Baby Born: Todd Beamer's Daughter Will Carry His Middle Name" ). CBS News. January 10, 2002. Retrieved January 2, 2013. "Lisa Beamer, the widow of one of the hero passengers who vowed to fight back before their hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, has given birth to a healthy baby girl."〕〔Pierce, Victoria. ("Hero's wife handling spotlight" ). ''Daily Herald'', September 22, 2001. Accessed September 7, 2008. "Todd Beamer is among those being hailed as a hero for foiling several hijackers and perhaps preventing a fourth crash into a landmark building on Sept. 11."〕 ==Biography== Beamer was born in Flint, Michigan, to David Beamer, an IBM sales representative, and Peggy Jackson Beamer, a muralist,〔Evensen, Bruce J. (2000). ("Beamer, Todd Morgan" ). ''American National Biography''. Retrieved May 14, 2014.〕 the middle child of three and only son. Beamer and his two sisters, Melissa and Michele, were raised "with a strong biblical value system and work ethic". The family relocated to Poughkeepsie, New York, and then to Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago, where David worked at Amdahl, a computer technology company.〔 Beamer attended Wheaton Christian Grammar School, where he played baseball, basketball, and soccer.〔 He attended Wheaton Academy, a Christian high school, from 1983 to 1985,〔Schulte, Sarah (September 13, 2011). ("9/11 hero Todd Beamer honored by Wheaton Academy" ). ABC News.〕 where he excelled in the same sports.〔("Passenger: Todd Beamer" ). ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 28, 2001.〕 He was elected class vice president in his junior year. After David was promoted to vice president of Amdahl's California headquarters, the family moved, and Beamer spent his senior year at Los Gatos High School, just south of San Jose, California.〔 Beamer attended Fresno State University, where he majored in physical therapy and played baseball, in the hopes of playing professionally, but injuries he suffered in an automobile accident ended these plans. He returned home to Illinois and transferred to Wheaton College, a Christian university, where he met Lisa Brosious, his future wife, during a senior seminar class.〔〔 Their first date was November 2, 1991, a date whose 10-year anniversary they had been planning to celebrate at the time of his death.〔 He transferred to Wheaton College, where he majored initially in medicine before switching to business. He continued to play baseball and as a senior became captain of the basketball team.〔 He graduated in 1991.〔("Beamer Center" ). Wheaton College. Retrieved May 14, 2014.〕 He subsequently worked for Wilson Sporting Goods while taking night classes at DePaul University, earning an M.B.A. in June 1993.〔〔 After graduating Beamer married Brosious on May 14, 1994 in Peekskill, New York, and they moved to Plainsboro, New Jersey, where Beamer began working with Oracle Corporation, selling systems applications and database software as a field marketing representative.〔〔 Within months, Beamer was promoted to account manager.〔 Beamer and Lisa taught Sunday school at Princeton Alliance Church for six years, and worked in youth ministry.〔〔 Beamer also played on the church softball team. He was a staunch fan of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears.〔 In 2000 the Beamers moved to Cranbury, New Jersey〔〔〔Taylor, LaTonya, (October 1, 2001). ("'Beamer's Faith, Competitive Streak Set Scene for Flight 93 Heroism'" ). ''Christianity Today''.〕 with their two sons.〔 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「Todd Beamer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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