Letter written by flight attendant who died in 9/11 attacks makes it to her son 24 years later

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WPTV) - A special arrival came by mail for a Florida man.

It’s a letter dated March of 2001 from a woman who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that same year.

Jevon Castrillo, the real recipient of the letter, lives in Fort Pierce.

“It’s like a piece of history right here,” Castrillo said.

He also called it “an ancient artifact;” it’s one that is full of praise.

“Dear Ms. Thurman, Jevon read a book last night that he brought home from the library. He read it from cover to cover. I told him I would write you a note and tell you what an outstanding job he did,” the letter starts.

The writer of the letter was Castrillo’s mother, Cee Lee Ross Lyles.

Lyles, a former Fort Pierce detective, was a flight attendant on board Flight 93 when it crashed in Shanksville, Pe