Updated on February 19, 2021 at 6:47 pm
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A foundation is turning the shocking death of a woman who grew up in New England into a call for kindness.
“That was as tragic as it could be for our family,” Jan Riordan of Vermont said of the April 2018 loss of her sister-in-law, Jenn Riordan. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
During a Southwest Airlines flight that departed New York, a jet engine exploded, sending shrapnel hurtling toward a window breaking it.
The sudden change in cabin air pressure partially sucked Jenn Riordan outside the flying plane, causing fatal injuries.
Even after her tragic death in April 2018, Jenn Riordan’s motto to be “kind, loving, caring, and sharing” lives on, as the foundation in her name promotes acts of kindness.