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By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC August 19, 2009 “Of all my parents’ friends, the only one happy going to work was a member of 120 Truck. I was only 16 then, but that is when I decided I wanted to be a fireman,” said Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Chief of Department. Obviously, a wise decision–one that [...]
Remember September 11, 2001 Angels Among Us Sergeant Rodney C. Gillis Shield 1889 ESU-8 August 19, 2009 Editor’s Note: We at the Chronicle, will never forget those police officers, who have given their lives in 9/11. Each week we will honor one with their stories. This week we feature: Sergeant Rodney C. Gillis Shield [...]
Remember September 11, 2001 Angels Among Us Sergeant Michael S. Curtin Shield 3256 ESS-2 (recovered) August 12, 2009 Editor’s Note: We at the Chronicle, will never forget those police officers, who have given their lives in 9/11. Each week we will honor one with their stories. This week we feature: Sergeant Michael S. Curtin Shield [...]
By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC August 13, 2009 “Been there, done that” probably best describes the illustrious, 42-year FDNY career of First Deputy Fire Commissioner William M. Feehan, whose life and career were cut short when he was killed on September 11, 2001, as a result of the explosion and collapse of the twin World Trade [...]
Remember September 11, 2001 Angels Among Us Sergeant John Gerard Coughlin Shield 375 ESS-4 August 4, 2009 Editor’s Note: We at the Chronicle, will never forget those police officers, who have given their lives in 9/11. Each week we will honor one with their stories. This week we feature: Sergeant John Gerard Coughlin Shield 3751 [...]
By Alysha Sideman Advance Staff Writer August 8, 2009 He loved his family, his job and making music, and was loved for his sense of humor, quick wit and kind heart. His family came first, but Stephen Harrell had two other loves — firefighting and music. When he attended the funeral of another firefighter, he [...]
By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC August 1, 2009 Hero to the End “Everybody ran to the stairs,” recalled Gregory Warnock, a 20-year-old broker trainee who worked on the 39th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center. “We started making our way down, landing by landing.” At the 18th floor, “there was an older [...]
By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC July 24, 2009 Awaiting Fresh Challenges Sean Patrick Tallon, 26, was a reservist in the United States Marine Corps, a former emergency medical technician and a probationary firefighter with Ladder Company 10 just a few weeks away from the end of his training. He was tough, but he always wondered whether [...]
By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC Apr. 10, 2009 His Presence Is Everywhere Paul Pansini loved the excitement of being a firefighter in downtown Manhattan, but his days off meant a great deal, too. Firefighter Pansini, 36, took his son, Paul Jack, now 7, and his twin daughters, Anna and Claire, now 3, everywhere when he was [...]
Remember September 11, 2001 Angels Among Us Police Officer James P. Leahy Shield 8943 6 Precinct (recovered) April 10, 2009 Editor’s Note: We at the Chronicle, will never forget those police officers, who have given their lives in 9/11. Each week we will honor one with their stories. This week we feature: James P. Leahy [...]
