Memorial for CeeCee Ross Lyles in Fort Pierce

Published: Sep 10, 2023 Duration: 00:01:31 Category: News & Politics

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WAS HIT. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS HONORING A PARTICULAR 9/11 VICTIM THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME, CEECEE ROSS LYLES WAS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON THE UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT THAT WENT DOWN IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. OUR CALEB CALIFANO IS IN FORT PIERCE TO SEE HOW SHE WAS HONORED BY HER COMMUNITY TODAY. ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF TRIBUTES, REMEMBERING THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST ON NINE DIVIDED BY 11. AND ONE OF THOSE INVOLVES THIS STATUE RIGHT BEHIND ME HERE IN FORT PIERCE. IT'S THE STATUE OF CECIL ROSS LYLES. SHE WAS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93, WHICH CRASHED INTO A FIELD IN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER THE HIJACKERS WERE OVERPOWERED BY PEOPLE ON BOARD. CEECEE GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN FORT PIERCE, THE MOTHER OF TWO SONS AND TWO STEPSONS, SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER AND DETECTIVE BEFORE BECOMING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. TODAY, THE COMMUNITY HONORED HER LIFE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STATUE DEDICATED TO HER AT LIBERTY GARDEN IN FORT PIERCE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED FAMILY AND THE MAYOR OF FORT PIERCE. A SCHOLARSHIP IN HER NAME WAS ALSO GIVEN TALKING TO HER SON, WHO SPOKE THIS MORNING. HE EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING PEOPLE LIKE HIS MOTHER. FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED THAT DAY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY, FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOR THEIR FREEDOM. NOT JUST MY MOM. SO MANY, SO MANY CHILDREN LOST PARENTS THAT DAY, FAMILY MEMBERS LOST LOVED ONES. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THEM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CEECEE, ROSS LYLES AND THE LIFE SHE LIVED, WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON WPBF.COM IN FORT

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