| Birth: | May 29, 1963
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA | | Death: | Sep. 11, 2001
Shanksville
Somerset County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
United Flight 93 Passenger, Hero. A former high school quarterback, he was an alumnus of the University of Minnesota. He was the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corporation, a medical research company. He and his wife Deena, married in April, 1992, were the parents of three girls. On September 11, 2001, he was flying home from a business meeting when terrorists took control of the plane, presumably with the intent of crashing it into a target in Washington, D.C. Burnett used his cell phone to call his wife four times. During their conversations he told her of the happenings on board the plane and she told him of the attacks on the World Trade Center. His last call to his wife ended with Burnett saying, "We're going to do something. I've got to go." (bio by: Melanie)
Search Amazon for Thomas Burnett | | | Burial:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA
Plot: Right of the exit sign on the corner of Pruden Dr. and Josiah Ave. |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: William Barritt
Record added: Sep 25, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5800407 |
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