Talignani died at 74 in the crash of United Airlines flight 93 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. He was heading to San Francisco to claim the body of his stepson, Alan Zykofsky, who had died at 40 in a car accident during his honeymoon.
He was survived by his sister, Alice Bertorelli; and two stepsons, Mitchell Zykofsky, 45, and Glenn Zykofsky, 38.
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See September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack/Casualties.