Identification Card
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2010.329.32
Dimensions: 3.75 in X 3.375 in
Dimensions (Metric): 9.525 cm X 8.5725 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 9.525 cm X 8.5725 cm
Source: Ronald F. and Nancy May
Credit Line: Gift of Nancy and Ronald May, parents of Renée May
Description
Docent identification card issued to Renée A. May by the Walters Art Museum. The card includes a portrait photograph and is attached to a clip.
Docent identification card issued to Renée A. May by the Walters Art Museum. The card includes a portrait photograph and is attached to a clip.
Historical Notes
Born in Buffalo, New York, Renée May had grown up in California and lived as an adult in Baltimore, Maryland. She and her fiancé, David, were planning their wedding and expecting their first child. Renée had worked for 15 years as an American Airlines flight attendant. In her free time, she was a docent at the Walters Art Museum. On September 11, Renée was working aboard Flight 77. She was 39 years old.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Renée May had grown up in California and lived as an adult in Baltimore, Maryland. She and her fiancé, David, were planning their wedding and expecting their first child. Renée had worked for 15 years as an American Airlines flight attendant. In her free time, she was a docent at the Walters Art Museum. On September 11, Renée was working aboard Flight 77. She was 39 years old.
Curator's Comment
Renée May was a genuine frequent flyer, enjoying a long career as a flight attendant with American Airlines and taking many trips for pleasure. When not in the air, Renée shared her other passion—art—with children who visited Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, where she was a docent. Shortly before 9/11, Renée learned that she and her fiancé, David, were expecting their first baby. On September 11, Renée was serving as a flight attendant aboard Flight 77.
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Renée May was a genuine frequent flyer, enjoying a long career as a flight attendant with American Airlines and taking many trips for pleasure. When not in the air, Renée shared her other passion—art—with children who visited Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, where she was a docent. Shortly before 9/11, Renée learned that she and her fiancé, David, were expecting their first baby. On September 11, Renée was serving as a flight attendant aboard Flight 77.
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