Family remembers Air Force vet, volunteer, sister after Oakland bus accident

PITTSBURGH — Susan Flaherty and other family members are mourning the loss of their sister and family member after a tragic accident in Oakland.

“I never had to ask anyone for help but I have no doubt that if I had to ask Jeanne for anything at any time, she would have done whatever it was and walked through fire for any of us,” Susan Flaherty said.

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Lt. Col. Jeanne Flaherty was an Air Force veteran and a volunteer.

“The thing she was proudest of was her military service. That meant the world to her,” Susan Flaherty said.

Jeanne Flaherty was in Oakland for dentist appointment Thursday when a UPMC shuttle bus hit and killed her.

“I dropped the phone and my husband and my daughter were there, and I just burst into tears, and said Jeanne is dead. I can’t believe it,” Susan Flaherty said.

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Susan Flaherty said she couldn’t sleep all night and started looking up her sister on the internet. She found a pair of her military boots were being stored in the Heinz History Center. Jeanne Flaherty was considered a pioneer for women in the military.

“She’s not this nameless, faceless old lady. She was a special sister and she served her country. She was very proud of that and we were too,” Susan Flaherty said.

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