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Dianne (Bullis) Snyder, 42, of Westport, MA, died Tuesday, (September 11, 2001) in Manhattan, NY, while serving as a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11. She is survived by her husband, John Snyder; a son, Leland Snyder; and daughter, Blakeslee Snyder of Westport, MA; mother, Marilyn Bullis, father, Donald Bullis of Madison; sister, Elizabeth (Bullis) Wiese of Fairfield; a brother, John Bullis of Essex; and brother, Bradley Bullis of Essex. Dianne was a 1977 graduate of Daniel Hand High School in Madison, a graduate of Becker Junior College and Boston University.
She was flight attendant for American Airlines for 19 years, 17 of which were based in New York, the last two in Boston. A long time resident of Madison and a two year resident of Westport, MA. Dianne was a loving mother and the best chocolate chip cookie maker. She was an avid tennis player, a Dartmouth Indoor Tennis Club team member and past club champion. She organized tennis groups both in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Gardening was her latest hobby and she nurtured several masterpieces. Her handmade quilts adorn many family and friends' homes. Her close friends know her as an avid "hiker" and "camper".
She will best be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend. We will miss you.
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Dianne Bullis Snyder
Nothing was handed to Dianne Bullis Snyder; she made things happen. She worked her way through college, waiting on tables, planning on a career teaching disabled children. When she ran out of money a few credits short of a degree, she became a flight attendant instead. She was raising her children, Leland and Blakeslee, while flying coast to coast two weeks a month and while her husband, John Snyder, worked a job that rarely brought him home for dinner. Leaving for a trip, she would post life lessons on her children’s doors. “Don’t wait for tragedy, say it today,” one of them read. “I love you and I’m glad you’re alive.” She made quilts, taught herself French, timed the cookies to come out of the oven as the children arrived home from school. She was the glue in a network of 50 first cousins. In 1999, to reduce John’s commute, the family moved to Westport, Mass., from Connecticut. Dianne began flying out of Boston and thinking about finally getting her degree and teaching. She died on American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001, at age 42. “Things were settling out,” John Snyder said. “It just seemed like we were turning that corner. She would have gone back to school.”More Articles in
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It is with great sadness that I visited Diannes Memorial and tributes. The world is not the same. There is an emptyness within me that she is not here. I have yet to believe it. She was the strong one never quit inspirational. We were young and she led the way. Though trouble times; I always missed her. You her family I wish you peace and love. These tributes are comforting warm and well deserved.Dianne shined everywhere she went and impacted those touched by her. I am grateful to be one. I love and miss you. Chasing Clouds...
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