FDNY Adds More Than 30 Names To 9/11 Memorial Wall In Downtown Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, NY — The FDNY honored 36 members who died from illnesses linked to their work in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

On Wednesday, their names were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall in downtown Brooklyn.

The 36 honorees include firefighters, EMS personnel, fire marshals, chiefs, a fire alarm dispatcher and a pilot.

The memorial wall bears the inscription:“Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely served this department protecting life and property in the City of New York in the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center.”

Here are all the names that were added to the memorial wall:

Captain Frederick S. Simms
Firefighter Michael J. Reutter
Captain Thomas P. Tracy
EMS Deputy Chief David Burke
Fire Marshal Cliff C. Krug
EMT Michael W. Skody, Jr.
Firefighter John G. McCann
Firefighter Thomas del Pino
Firefighter Timothy G. Westhall
Firefighter Steven J. Simineri
Firefighter Robert V. West, Jr.
Lieutenant John J. Brown
Firefighter Kevin T. Reilly
Firefighter Michael A. Carter
Deputy Chief James J. Riches
Captain Kevin L. Roth
Firefighter Pieter C. Grosbeck
EMS Lieutenant James F. McGee, IV
Firefighter Daniel G. Newman
Firefighter William C. VanName
Firefighter Gerard R. Lennon
Lieutenant James A. Daly
Firefighter Eugene P. Schramm, Jr.
Supervising Fire Marshal Andrew F. Di Fusco
EMS Captain David J. Fenton
EMS Captain Jeffrey A. Armstrong
EMS Lieutenant Jeffrey L. Halpern
Fire Alarm Dispatcher Brian J. O'Hara
Firefighter George Heck
Captain Walter J. Werner
Firefighter Thomas G. Smith
Chief of Staff Support Services David J. Harney
Pilot Steven W. Lukawski
Firefighter Angel Vasquez
Firefighter Declan A. Grant
Fire Marshal Richard A. Ruggiero