Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore unveils FDNY WTC Retired Responders Memorial with ceremony honoring members from Staten Island

June 10, 2026

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the FDNY held a third plaque dedication honoring FDNY responders who were retired when they 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 Staten Island. Separate ceremonies were held on June 9 for Manhattan and Bronx responders. Ceremonies for Brooklyn and Queens are scheduled for June 10 and 11.

Those added from Staten Island were:

Firefighter Dennis T. Grace
Lieutenant John F. Peterson
Firefighter Robert Schell
Firefighter John C. Passerini
Firefighter Michael J. Dannecker
Firefighter Robert K. McCain Jr
Firefighter Rod Mendizza
Firefighter Philip Quattrocchi Jr
Firefighter Anthony J. Palazzola
Lieutenant Eugene P. O’Byrne
Firefighter Gerald Feola
Lieutenant Alfred H. Geloewsk
i Firefighter Francis Sheehan
Captain Bruce V. Buneo
Firefighter Gerald E. Sanford
Firefighter Joseph C. Trancucci
Firefighter Paul L. Castaldo
Firefighter Robert M. Kozlowski
Firefighter Philip J. Sabella
Firefighter Joel E. Fox
Lieutenant Michael F. Bishop
Firefighter Gerard E. Gallagher
Battalion Chief Vincent M. Diorio
Firefighter Robert J. Winkworth
Lieutenant Anthony M. Iesu

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."