MYRA was named for MYRA JOY ARONSON, who paid the ultimate price in the attack on America September 11, 2001. Myra Aronson, age 50, Charlestown, Massachusetts, lost her life on American Airlines flight 11 as the plane crashed into the World Trade Center on that tragic day. A press and analyst relations manager for Compuware Corp., Ms. Aronson was a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, earning a degree in French, and later a Master's degree from Boston University. From St. Louis and a long-time Boston resident, she loved everything French, entertaining, music, and volunteering for a professional orchestra and chorus. Ms. Aronson is survived by a mother, brother, and two sisters. We salute Ms. Aronson, a hero, and name this beautiful puppy in her honor.

(Source: The Boston Globe, 9/20/01, The New York Times 11/11/01)