Almost 14 years have passed, but their legacies and the sadness remain.
As the city and the nation take time Friday, September 11, to mark the anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center, those who were lost are again honored for their sacrifice.
The following is a list of those 275 people with Staten Island ties who died as a result of the attacks and its aftermath, with links to their obituaries as published in the Staten Island Advance. (For a complete list of those who died on September 11, 2001, visit the 9/11 Memorial website.)
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» Terrance Aiken, 30, computer consultant, just started new job
» Peggy Jezycki Alario, 41, perfectly balanced work, family
» Jacquelyn Aldridge-Frederick, 46, finance department worker
» Christopher Amoroso, 29, PA police officer less than 2 years
» Laura Angilletta, 23, remembered as a hard worker
» Faustino Apostol, 55, firefighter, was funny, youthful, loving
» Frank Thomas Aquilino, 26, New Springville
» Louis Arena, 32, firefighter who chose dangerous job
» Adam P. Arias, 37 gave his life helping others
» Gregg Atlas, 44, fire lieutenant enjoyed simple, rural life
» Louis Aversano, 58, insurance executive was known as the ‘Mayor of Aon’
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» John Badagliacca, 35, government bond salesman
» Jane Ellen Baeszler, 43, broker, was devoted to her family
» Katherine Bantis, 45, a senior vice president for Marsh USA
» Walter Baran, 42, investment bank vice president
» Gerard Barbara, 53, FDNY chief was ‘Renaissance man’
» Paul V. Barbaro, 35, his family mattered most
» Arthur Barry, 35, firefighter, traveled through North America
» Diane Barry, 60, Aon Corp. administrative assistant
» Carlton Bartels, 44, broker, had a boundless spirit
» Michael E. Beekman, 39, collapsed after escaping attack
» Denise Benedetto, 40, Aon Corp. executive assistant
» John Bergin, 39, a firefighter, recently bought his own bar
» Paul Beyer, 37, FDNY, worked on constructing new home
» Brian Bilcher, 37, firefighter, devoted husband, doting father
» Carl Bini, 44, a firefighter took part in many rescue efforts
» Susan Bochino, 36, Aon Corp. client specialist, movie buff
» Mary Boffa, 45, a purchasing manager at Marsh & McLennan
» Shawn Bowman, 28, father, Cantor Fitzgerald employee
» Alfred Braca, 54, bond trader, served as deacon at his church
» Sandra Brace, 60, Marsh & McLennan employee
» Greg Buck, 37, firefighter was man of many accomplishments
» Kathleen Burns, 48, vice president of office automation
» Milton Bustillo, 37, computer specialist, guitarist, avid baker
» Patrick D. Byrne, 39, dedicated firefighter, talented athlete
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» Lillian Caceres, 48, analyst, was ‘dedicated to her faith’
» Salvatore Calabro, 38, FDNY, firefighting was lifelong dream
» Philipn V. Calcagno, 57
» Michael Cammarata, 22, carried uncle’s shield number
» Vincent Anthony Cangelosi, 30
» Lisa Cannava, 30, a supervisor with Carr Futures
» Brian Cannizzaro, 30, FDNY, known for his passion for life
» Louis Caporicci, 35, VP, partner at Cantor Fitzgerald
» Mark Carney, 41
» Peter J. Carroll, 42, a firefighter who responded courageously
» Thomas Celic, 43, executive at Marsh & McLennan
» John Chipura, 39, FDNY was former Marine, cop
» Steven Chucknick, 44, Euro Brokers vice president
» Frances Ann Cilente, 26, ‘valuable gift’ to family, friends
» Michael Clarke, 27, firefighter, smile ‘lit up a room’
» Anthony Coladonato, 47′
» Susan Clancy Conlon, 41, supervisor at WTC for 3 months
» John Connolly, 46, Euro Broker executive, loved family, sports
» Robert Cordice, 28, firefighter ‘was always on the move’
» Ruben Correa, 44
» Francisco Cruz, 47, security guard was avid guitarist
» Kenneth Cubas, 48, vice president for Fiduciary Trust
» Thomas Cullen, 31, FDNY, passionate about fighting fires
» Firefighter Robert Curatolo, 31, died trying to save others
» Laurence Curia, 41, ex-Islander, was corporate bond broker
» Beverly Curry, 41, honor student, devoted Bible teacher
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» Thomas Damaskinos, 33
» Edward D’Atri, 38, FDNY lieutenant, Little League coach
» Michael D’Auria, 25, rookie firefighter was gourmet cook
» Scott Davidson, 33, firefighter, was fierce sports competitor
» Edward Day, 45, firefighter, 3rd degree black belt in karate
» James DeBlase, 45
» Jason DeFazio, 29, broker, dreamed of being a firefighter
» Azucena Maria de la Torre, 50, was the core of her family
» Vito DeLeo, 41, loved life, hockey and Frank Sinatra
» Michael DeRienzo, 35, enjoyed all types of sports
» David DeRubbio, 38, firefighter followed 3 brothers into FDNY
» Edward DeSimone, 36
» Michael D’Esposito, 31, Marsh & McLennan consultant
» John DiFato, 39, Cantor Fitzgerald securities controller
» Carl DiFranco, 27, accountant, devoted to infant niece
» Donald DiFranco, 43, TV station engineer
» Debra Ann DiMartino, 36, was an assistant stock trader
» Stephen Dimino, 48, partner in Cantor Fitzgerald, ‘happy man’
» George DiPasquale, 33, fireman, nicknamed ‘Holy Man’
» Joseph Di Pilato, 57, electrician, known for his well-tended yard
» Neil Dollard, 28, bond broker, gourmet cook, was to go to Italy
» Joseph Doyle, 25, gifted athlete, government bond supervisor
» Felicia Dunn-Jones, 42
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» Martin J. Egan Jr., 36 Fire Department captain
» Carole Eggert, 60, supervisor of finance department
» Francis Esposito, 32, firefighter never froze under pressure
» Lt. Michael Esposito, 42, loved family and fitness
» Barbara Etzold, 43, receptionist and physical fitness buff
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» Joseph Farrelly, 47, firefighting was this captain’s dream job
» Rosa Maria Feliciano, 30
» David F. Ferrugio, 46, Cantor Fitzgerald bonds broker
» Louis Fersini, 38, bond broker, coached sons’ sports teams
» Michael Fiore, 46, firefighter, basketball player and coach
» Stephen J. Fiorelli, 43 Port Authority engineer
» John Fischer, 46, FDNY, promoted posthumously
» Thomas J. Fisher, 36
» Sal Fiumefreddo, 45, company phone technician
» David Fodor, 37, accountant, volunteer fire marshal at work
» Michael Fodor, 53, fire lieutenant was passionate about learning
» David Fontana, 37, firefighter, accomplished artist, sculptor
» Donald Foreman, 53, Port Authority police officer
» Claudia Foster, 26, broker’s assistant, loved children
» Peter Freund, 45, fire lieutenant was Tottenville football star
» Clement Fumando, 59, wed to childhood sweetheart
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» Deanna Galante, 32, securities worker was soon to be a mom
» Grace Galante, 29
» Cesar Garcia, 36
» Gary Geidel, 44, firefighter was weeks from retirement
» James Giberson, 43, served 20 years as a New York firefighter
» Jeffrey Giordano, 45, decorated FDNY hero
» John Giordano, 47, was strong presence in his community
» Martin Giovinazzo, 34, mechanic loved superheroes & his family
» Monica Goldstein, 25, Cantor Fitzgerald accounts specialist
» James Gray, 34, FDNY, his job was his passion
» Joseph F. Grillo, 46
» Joseph Grzelak, 52, FDNY, battalion chief went by the book
» Joseph Gullickson, 37, fire lieutenant, devoted to family
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» Barbara Habib, 49, executive, loved animals, was great cook
» Philip Haentzler, 49, legal administrative officer
» Steven Hagis, 31, VP at Cantor had strong faith in God
» Sean S. Hanley, 35, third-generation firefighter
» Thomas Hannafin, 36, firefighter and athlete
» Vassili Haramis, 56, Washington Group mechanical engineer
» Frances Haros, 76, mothered her co-workers, wouldn’t retire
» Lt. Harvey Harrell, 49, devoted his life to rescue work
» Stephen Harrell, 44, FDNY lieutenant, gifted musician
» Brian Hennessey, 35
» Michelle Henrique, 27, executive secretary at Fiduciary Trust
» Mary Herencia, 47
» Jonathan Hohmann, 48, firefighter, skilled mechanic
» Steven Howell, 36
» Steven Huczko, 44
» Abid Hussain
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» Joseph Ianelli, 28, accountant was planning to wed next year
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» Charles Kasper, 54, recently promoted to deputy fire chief
» Paul Keating, 38, firefighter, was known for his jokes
» Richard Kelly, 50, firefighter, celebrated 24th anniversary
» Thomas Kelly, 51, a firefighter, had history with Trade Center
» Robert Kennedy, 55, Marsh & McLennan executive loved golf
» Howard Kirschbaum, 53
» Stephen Knapp, 47, died in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center
» Shekhar Kumar, 30
» Kenneth Kumpel, 42, FDNY, craftsman built family’s home
» Patricia Anne Kuras, 41, a Marsh & McLennan manager
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» James Ladley, 41, star athlete, Cantor Fitzgerald bond broker
» David LaForge, 50, fighting fires was childhood dream
» Vincent Laieta, 31, Aon Corp. vice president of operations
» Robert Lane, 28, FDNY, was active sports enthusiast
» Mary Lou Langley, 53, devout Catholic, worked for Aon Corp.
» Michele Lanza, 36, Island native with a ‘beautiful spirit’
» Stephen Lauria, 39, project manager for Marsh & McLennan
» Jeannine LaVerde, 36, brokerage firm administrator
» James Leahy, 38, NYPD, was loving father, caring husband
» Firefighter Neil J. Leavy, 34, was helping with rescue
» Lorraine Lee, 37, Aon Corp. administrative assistant
» Daniel Libretti, 43, FDNY, excelled at his job and cooking
» Vincent M. Litto, 52, senior VP at Cantor Fitzgerald
» Lee Ludwig, 49, Fiduciary Trust vice president
» Marie Lukas, 32, was very close with her family
» Linda Luzzicone, 33, broker, left dad message of goodbye
» Robert H. Lynch, 44, worked for Port Authority
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» Joseph Maffeo, 30, FDNY, loved spending time with son
» Charles Margiotta, 44, FDNY, known as ‘the nicest tough guy’
» Paul Martini, 37, fire lieutenant, outdoorsman, loved fishing
» Anne Martino-Cramer, 47, tax specialist worker for Fiduciary Trust
» Joseph A. Mascali, 44, FDNY, life revolved around his family
» Michael Massaroli, 38, vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald
» Robert Mattson, 54, decorated veteran was 30-year employee of Fiduciary Trust
» Walter Matuza Jr., 39, analyst, devoted to his children
» Charles J. Mauro, 38, restaurant purchasing director
» Charles A. Mauro Jr., 65, worked at Trade Center for 8 weeks
» John McAvoy, 47, loved being fireman, was legendary cook
» Lt. William McGinn, 43, devoted father and husband
» Scott McGovern, 35, remembered as an altruist
» Stephanie McKenna, 45, worked in accounting department
» Timothy McSweeney, 37, FDNY, followed father’s lead
» William Micciulli, 30, trader, wed to high school sweetheart
» Philip D. Miller, 53
» Benjamin Millman, 40, a carpenter
» Louis Minervino, 54, accountant, 26th anniversary is tomorrow
» Paul Mitchell, 46, fire lieutenant affectionately called ‘Big Daddy’
» Richard Miuccio, 55, supervisor with devout faith in God
» Louis Modafferi, 45, fire captain was a candidate for FDNY chief
» Carl Molinaro, 32, firefighter, football fan, enjoyed hunting
» Kristen Montanaro, 34, was facilities administrator at firm
» Christopher Mozzillo, 27, FDNY, fearlessness characterized life
» Peter Mulligan, 27
» Richard Myhre, 37, lived his life for his family
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» Mario Nardone, 32, bond broker, planned to share success
» Troy Nilsen, 33, outdoorsman, Cantor Fitzgerald engineer
» Brian Nunez, 29, Cantor Fitzgerald office manager
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» Philip P. Ognibene, 39
» Joseph Ogren, 30, firefighter, followed in father’s footsteps
» William O’Keefe, 48, runner, newly promoted fire captain
» Linda Oliva, 44
» Edward Oliver, 31, broker, was star golfer for Tottenville
» Eric Olsen, 41, firefighter loved to collect classic cars
» Jeffrey Olsen, 31, firefighter wanted to make a difference
» Steven Olson, 38, FDNY, lovingly balanced job, family
» Pablo Ortiz, 49
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» Jeffrey Palazzo, 33, FDNY firefighter, member of Rescue 5
» Alan Palumbo, 42, worked his way up brokerage business
» Paul Pansini, 34, firefighter, held black belt, medals in judo
» Salvatore Papasso, 34, worked as state tax investigator
» Cira Patti, 40, trader’s assistant enjoyed being with her family
» Carl Peralta, 37, traveled country to indulge love of golf
» Glenn Perry, 41, FDNY lieutenant followed in father’s footsteps
» Danny Pesce, 34, manager at Cantor Fitzgerald, loved cars
» Mark Petrocelli, 29 had just received a promotion
» Philip Petti, 43, lieutenant, ‘amazing man of honor, compassion and love’
» Nicholas Pietrunti, 38, data entry clerk, loved sports
» Susan Ancona Pinto, 44, VP for Cantor Fitzgerald’s e-Speed
» Joseph Plumitallo, 45, bond broker shared love of horses with his son
» Wanda Prince, 30, was always a perfectionist
» Edward Pullis, 34, Aon Corp. consultant, father of 3
» Patricia Puma, 33, mom of 3 called home 4 times after crash
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» Michael Quilty, 42, FDNY hero, ‘inspiration to all’
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» Leonard J. Ragaglia, 36, FDNY, pushed others to do their best
» Eugene Raggio, 55, Port Authority supervisor
» Laura Marie Ragonese-Snik. 41
» Peter Raimondi, 46, executive for Carr Futures was inspiration
» Michelle Reed, 26
» Joseph Reina, 32, operations manager at Cantor Fitzgerald
» Karen Renda, 52, American Express Travel agent
» Anthony Rodriguez, 36, firefighter for just 6 months
» Keith Roma, 27, fire patrolman, called as he headed to scene
» Lloyd Rosenberg, 31, junk bond dealer, Knicks fan
» Nicholas Rossomando, 35, firefighter, home renovator
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» Thomas Sabella, 44, FDNY hero wanted only to give
» Joseph Sacerdote, 48
» Brock Safronoff, 26
» John Santore, 49, helped build Noble Museum home
» John Schardt, 34, firefighter, happy to respond to disaster
» Angela Scheinberg, 46, manager at Empire Blue Cross
» Adriane Scibetta, 31, Cantor Fitzgerald accountant
» Adele Sessa, 36
» Thomas Sgroi, 45, an information technology executive
» Robert Shay, 27, loving spouse, Cantor Fitzgerald bond broker
» Stephen Siller, 34, devoted husband, father
» Paul Simon, 54
» Marianne Simone, 62, was communications specialist
» Rosemary Smith, 61, planned to open candy business
» Sushil Solanki, 35
» Thomas Sparacio, 35, Euro Brokers currency trader
» Frank Spinelli, 44, broker, dedicated to his family
» Michael Stabile, 50, currency broker loved sports
» Richard Stadelberger, 55
» Anthony Starita, 35, partner at Cantor Fitzgerald
» Jeffrey Stark, 30, firefighter, 5 in his unit didn’t return
» Alexander Steinman, 32, broker, known for his sense of humor
» Larry Sumaya, 42, Marsh & McLennan technology manager
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» Harry Taback, 56, risk manager at Marsh & McLennan
» Joann Tabeek, 41, vice president and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald
» John Talignani, 74 was a passenger on Flight 93
» Maurita Tam, 22, finance whiz, Aon Corp. executive assistant
» Allan Tarasiewicz, 45, firefighter called in from day off
» Darryl Taylor, 52, General Telecom analyst
» Anthony Tempesta, 38, bond broker, played bass guitar
» John Tierney, 27, FDNY ‘probie’ acted like a veteran
» Lisa Spina Trerotola, 36, was PA administrative assistant
» Jennifer Lynn Tzemis, 26
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» Kenneth Van Auken, 47, broker, was kind, nurturing
» Azael Vasquez, 21
» Francine Virgilio, 48, Aon Corp. vice president, helped others
» Joseph Visciano, 22, was budding stock trader
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» Barbara Walsh, 59, administrative assistant
» Jeffrey Walz, 37, firefighter, in Tower 1 when it collapsed
» Kenneth White, 50, Cantor Fitzgerald telephone technician
» Mark Whitford, 31, firefighter, wrestling champ
» Patrick Woods, 36, was installing cubicles in Tower 2
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» Myrna Yaskulka, 59, executive secretary, mom of 3
» Olabisi Layeni Yee, 38
» Jacqueline Young, 37
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