9/11 families react to Osama's death

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI/AP) - Nearly 10 years after the worst terror attack on U.S. soil, the death of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, is being celebrated around the world.

A total of five Rhode Islanders were killed in the 9/11 attacks; Kathryn L . LaBorie, Amy N. Jarrett, Shawn M. Nassaney, Renee Lucille Newell, and Carol Marie Bouchard.

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Kathryn L . LaBorie , who was the head flight attendant on United Airlines Flight 175, was killed when the plane crashed into the World Trade Center. LaBorie was based out of Boston and lived in Providence.

Her husband Eric, says he's frustrated and finds no satisfaction in the news. He also said he can't trust the government and is not confident bin Laden is dead. He says the news has brought back difficult memories.

Laborie's father, Gene Yancey, of Colorado Springs, Colo., says it's a good thing for the country that bin Laden is gone, but his emotions will always be open and raw, and he continues to think about his daughter's final moments.

Amy N. Jarrett , a 28-year-old flight attendent from North Smithfield was killed when United Airlines Flight 175 slammed into the World Trade Center.

Shawn M. Nassaney , 25, of Pawtucket, was a sales manager at American Power Conversion and a 1998 graduate of Bryant College. He and his girlfriend, Lynn Goodchild were flying out of Logan International Airport on the first leg of their Hawaiian vacation when United Airlines Flight 175 slammed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

Renee Lucille Newell, 37, of Cranston, was a customer service agent for American Airlines. She was on Flight 11 when it crashed into the World Trade Center.

Carol Marie Bouchard, 43, of Warwick, was on her way to Las Vegas when American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center.

Warwick native Donnalee Charette's son Mark Charette was attending a meeting on the 100th floor of the WTC - when he was killed in the attacks on Sept. 11.

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Charette said she learned of the news late Sunday night when President Barack Obama made his address to the nation.

“I was kind of numb, I didn’t know how to feel. On one hand, I was happy he was caught – the person that ruined so many lives and took so many lives – on the other hand I was very saddened because its not going to bring them back.”

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“We live this everyday, everyday we live it. [The news] was sweet and it was very sad.”