David-Kovalcin-Obituary

David Kovalcin

Hudson, New Hampshire

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Portraits in the Mist
There are little ghosts of Daddy in the mirrors of the Kovalcin house in Hudson, N.H.

David Kovalcin had a habit of drawing smiling portraits of the whole family — his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughters, Rebecca, 4, and Marina, 1 — on the steamy glass in the bathrooms. Now Rebecca draws her own, with only three people.

Mr. Kovalcin, 42, was a passenger on Flight 11, on a business trip for Raytheon, where he was a senior mechanical engineer. Mrs. Kovalcin said they had carved out a "Father Knows Best" kind of life, with him coming home at six every evening, choosing to know his family well rather than to work longer hours for more money.

She remembers that her husband had trouble sleeping two nights before his departure. "He woke me up at 3 a.m., and said 'I'm pacing the house. I can't sleep,' " she said.

"I rubbed his head and tried to calm him down. He was very distressed, but had no idea what it was. Then three days later I remembered, and thought, 'Holy cow, I wonder what that was about.' "

The morning he left home he had written a note for his family: "Rebecca, Marina and Mommy, I will miss everybody very much. See you Friday night." At the end he added, "I fed the dogs but not the fish."

Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 9, 2001.


David Kovalcin, 42, an engineer for Raytheon from New Hampshire, was headed to the West Coast for business on American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston Tuesday morning. He left a note for his wife of five years and their daughters--ages 4 and 1--telling the three how much he would miss them while he was away, said a cousin of Kovalcin's wife.

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Love to David’s family. Never forgotten, old friend.

Praying today for David's family. It is very sad that we lost so many young people on that day and we will never forget. Much love from Texas,

You will never be forgotten my awesome cousin! Thank you for looking after those of us going through missing you! Till we meet again!

Can't believe it has been 20 years that you have been gone. I wish you could see what a beautiful family you have. Your daughters are incredible! They have grown into beautiful adults. They have your drive and your humor. You have so many nieces and nephews. We never forget about you. Love you and miss you.

This time of year does not ever go by without remembering Dave’s wit and wisdom years and years ago when we worked together at Burger King during college. He could make a person laugh and think. He was a big brother. I will be playing Pat Metheny’s Offramp album in his memory, a favorite that he introduced me to when we were living out on the west end of State College and enjoying life. Sending love to the family and the assurance that Dave is not forgotten.

I had the pleasure of working with Dave and learning much from him. He was a great man that I will always remember.

It has been 19 years yet is seems like yesterday. You have left us with some great memories and your beautiful daughters to remind us what a great person you were. You are never forgotten. We love and miss you.

Still in our memories! We miss you every day!