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.

Wake for retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston

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 […]

Wake for retired NYPD Sergeant Thomas J. Fennessy

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 […]

Funeral for retired NYPD Sergeant Thomas J. Fennessy

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 […]

Funeral for retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston

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 […]

Wake for retired Detective Thomas Santoro, NYPD

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 […]

Funeral for retired Detective Thomas Santoro, NYPD

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 funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas the Apostle Church […]