9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
Retired FDNY Firefighter Richard Driscoll died on July 18, 2019 of World Trade Center-related illness. He is the 200th FDNY member to die of World Trade Center illness. Firefighter Driscoll retired from Engine 91 in East Harlem in 2002, after serving the Department for 32 years, with numerous citations for bravery. In addition to his […]
Retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston, 48, has died of World Trade Center-related cancer. Detective Cranston comes from a police family; both his father and brother also served in the NYPD. Detective Cranston’s wake will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, at the Colonial Funeral Home […]
Retired NYPD Sgt. Thomas J. Fennessy, 64, has died of World Trade Center-related glioblastoma. His career with the NYPD began in 1982 and ended with his retirement in 2002. He spent weeks at the site after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in late 2017. His wake will […]
Retired NYPD Sgt. Thomas J. Fennessy, 64, has died of World Trade Center-related glioblastoma. His career with the NYPD began in 1982 and ended with his retirement in 2002. He spent weeks at the site after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in late 2017. Sgt. Fennessy’s funeral […]
Retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston, 48, has died of World Trade Center-related cancer. Detective Cranston comes from a police family; both his father and brother also served in the NYPD. His funeral Mass will be said on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 11:00am in Staten Island’s St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery […]
Thomas Santoro, 53, a retired counterterrorism detective with the NYPD, has died of World Trade Center-related illness. He leaves a widow and two teenaged sons. Detective Santoro began his NYPD career in 1988 and ended it in 2008, retiring from the Counterterrorism Division. His wake will be held at the Scarpaci Funeral Home in Staten […]