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 NYPD Officer Thomas Waterman died on June 3, 2019 of World Trade Center-related illness. He joined the NYPD in 1986 and became a trainer for the Mounted Unit. In 2006, he retired after 20 years of service. He then became a New York City Sandhog where he was employed until the onset of his […]
John Philip Balem, 67, died of World Trade Center-related illness on June 5, 2019. He was a paramedic for many years and worked for St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. He responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. His wake will be held from 4:00pm until 8:00pm on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Edwards-Dowdle […]
John Philip Balem, 67, died of World Trade Center-related illness on June 5, 2019. He was a paramedic for many years and worked for St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. He responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. His funeral Mass will be said at 9:30am on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at St. Augustine R. […]
P.O. William Leahy, 50, of the Port Authority Police Department lost his battle against 9/11 cancer on June 6, 2019. His wake will be held at Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home in East Meadow, NY on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm until 9:00pm and on Sunday, June 9, 2019, […]
The second Fallen Heroes Charity Flag Football Tournament will be held on Saturday June 9, 2019 at the Rutgers University Piscataway campus. At the inaugural event last year, 30 teams, consisting of police, fire and corrections departments from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, competed. Last year, $6,000 was donated to the Widows & […]
Michael O'Sullivan of the New York City Department of Sanitation died on June 4, 2019 of site-related pulmonary fibrosis. He was 55. His wake will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm and from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the Christopher T. Jordan Funeral Home in Island Park, NY. His funeral Mass […]