A widow recalls her husband’s call from the Twin Towers on 9/11.

Beverly Eckert remembers the last conversation she had her with her husband, Sean, who died in the 9/11 attacks.

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Sean Rooney worked in the south tower of the World Trade Center. He was killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. After the planes hit, Sean called his wife, Beverly Eckert.

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Supported in part by Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation.

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