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Remembering Sachem's 9/11 Fallen

Twenty local residents were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks.

New Jersey - Sept. 11, 2020, The Tribute in Light 9/11 memorial with the Statue of Liberty. New York City, USA
New Jersey - Sept. 11, 2020, The Tribute in Light 9/11 memorial with the Statue of Liberty. New York City, USA (cmart7327 / Getty Images / iStockphoto)

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people.
Among those killed were 20 Sachem area residents or natives. They, along with the other victims, will never be forgotten:

  • James Amato of Lake Ronkonkoma
  • Joshua Birnbaum of Holbrook
  • Peter Brennan of Ronkonkoma
  • Daniel Brethel of Farmingville
  • John Crisci of Holbrook
  • Martin Demeo of Farmingville
  • Jerome Dominguez of Holtsville
  • Dolores Fanelli of Farmingville
  • Timothy Higgins of Farmingville
  • Joseph Maloney of Farmingville
  • Ray Meisenheimer of Holtsville
  • Michael Mullin of Holbrook
  • John Napolitano of Ronkonkoma
  • Frank Niestadt, Jr. of Ronkonkoma
  • Glen Pettit of Ronkonkoma
  • Edward Joseph Rall of Holbrook
  • Gerard Schrang of Holbrook
  • Dianne Signer of Holbrook
  • Stanley Smagala, Jr. of Holbrook
  • Lawrence Stack of Lake Ronkonkoma

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