Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore unveils FDNY WTC Retired Responders Memorial with ceremony honoring members from the Bronx

June 9, 2026

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the FDNY held a second plaque dedication honoring retired FDNY responders who answered the call on September 11, 2001, and died from WTC-related illnesses. The names added to the new memorial at the Department's Headquarters in Brooklyn were retirees who reported for duty from the Bronx. A separate ceremony was also held on earlier in the day for Manhattan responders. Ceremonies for Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens are scheduled for June 10 and 11.

Those added from the Bronx were:

Lieutenant Joseph A. Cody III
Deputy Chief Gaetano Borello
Firefighter Charles M . Benson
Firefighter John P. Morrissey
Captain James F. Noonan
Firefighter Daniel M. Monahan
Firefighter James J. Fleury
Deputy Chief Dennis P. Martin
Firefighter James T. Brennan
Firefighter Robert J. Norman
Fire Marshal Francis G. Fagan
Deputy Chief Frank E. Corcoran
Firefighter George T. Archambault
Battalion Chief Kevin T. Connolly
Lieutenant Michael P. King
Firefighter Patrick A. Tarpey
Fire Marshal Barry A. Govern
Firefighter Albert M. Miskiewicz
Captain William C. Ryan
Fire Marshal Jeremiah M. Dorney
Firefighter Michael E. McLaughlin
Firefighter James A. Coster
Captain William P. Spinelli
Firefighter Bryant I. Stiles Jr.
Firefighter Thomas D. O’Connell
Captain Thomas C. Henderson
Lieutenant Frank S. Santiago

The new FDNY WTC Retired Responders Memorial Wall includes this inscription:

"Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely answered the call as retired members of the Department preserving lives and property in the City of New York during the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center."