Category Archives: Families in the News

Daughter of 9/11 hero NYPD Officer Ramon Suarez follows in dad’s footsteps, becomes NYPD officer

Jillian Suarez, who was 9 years old on September 11, 2001, when her father, NYPD Officer Ramon Suarez, was killed responding to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, has become […]

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West Islip street renamed in honor of fallen 9/11 FDNY Firefighter Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr.

FDNY Firefighter Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr., 43, was honored 20 years after his death in the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a street re-dedication in his hometown of West Islip, reports […]

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Tremont native becomes ‘father figure’ via Tuesday’s Children, teaches patience and compassion to FDNY 9/11 child

Through Tuesday’s Children, Brian Harrison, a man with no children, has mentored Bradley Walz, 23, since 2007, attending his ball games, bar mitzvah, and other special events, as well as […]

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