Son Receives 24-Year-Old Letter Written By His ‘Hero’ Flight Attendant Mom Who Crashed On 9/11

Son Receives 24-Year-Old Letter Written By His ‘Hero’ Flight Attendant Mom Who Crashed On 9/11

The mother’s letter survived four different moves and 24 years—it was destined to reach her son.

Jevon Castrillo’s mother, Cee Cee Lyles, first wrote the letter in March of 2001. Her son had just finished a book end-to-end and Lyles wanted to share the good news with Jevon’s kindergarten teacher, Tammy Thurman.

“Dear Ms. Thurman, Jevon read a book last night that he brought home from the library. He read it from cover to cover. I told him I would write you a note and tell you what an outstanding job he did,” Lyles wrote. “We are very proud of him and will continue to work with him at home. Again thank you for your dedication and courage for the job that you do.” – Cee Cee Lyles

The story took its tragic turn in the fall of 2001 when Lyles was one of the flight attendants aboard United flight 93 that was hijacked during the September 11 attacks. While in the air, Lyles called her husband at home and told him the passengers aboard were going to fight back.

Thanks to Lyles and other heroes on the plane, Flight 93 eventually crashed down in an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania—likely saving thousands of lives at potential targets in Washington, DC.

Jevon lost his mother that day, but Ms. Thurman kept a close eye on the letter ever since. This year, she gave the letter to a news reporter, Jon Shainman, who works near Lyles’ hometown of Fort Pierce, Florida, and he promised to get the letter to her son.

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The exchange took place this past September—24 years later. Thurman even sent along a class photo featuring 6-year-old Jevon.

“As a mom, I know you need to see those words from your mom,” Thurman told Jevon in the video below by WPTV in West Palm Beach… “She was a wonderful woman and you were a wonderful student.”

On camera, Jevon read the letter from his mother that praised his reading prowess so many years ago. A few decades worth of emotions overflowed.

Tears followed soon afterward, and a new connection was made between this life and the next one.

“It’s very touching…” Jevon said. “It seems very sweet and it seems like something she would definitely say, you know.”

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Jevon, now a father himself with a 3-month-old child, said he’ll continue working each day to make his mom proud.

But thanks to the 24-year-old letter that finally made its way home, Jevon can feel his mother’s pride in his hands, anytime he wants.

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