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

June 10, 2026

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the FDNY held a fourth 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 were retirees who reported for duty from Brooklyn. Separate ceremonies were held on June 9 for Manhattan and Bronx responders, and earlier in the day on June 10 for Staten Island. A final ceremony is scheduled for June 11 for Queens.

Those added from Brooklyn were:

Firefighter William Hewitson
Lieutenant Allen R. Del Gandio
Firefighter Joseph J. Riccardi
Captain Edward J. Smith
Captain Michael L. Quinn
Captain Joseph Maurer
Lieutenant Kevin P. Nerney
Firefighter Richard A. Gueren
Fire Marshal Arthur B. Iannace
Lieutenant Vincent J. Massucci
Fire Marshal Joseph C. Ricca
Firefighter James Boyle
Firefighter William D. Walker
Firefighter Blaise C. DelBianco
Firefighter Carl Angelo
Battalion Chief Ronald J. Quartuccio
Firefighter Donald P. Van Holt
Thomas P. O’Dwyer Sr. Ladder 106
Firefighter Novarro J. Bell
Firefighter Richard A. Evers
Firefighter. Thomas W. Dowdle
Firefighter William E. Switzer
Firefighter John Ciorciari
Captain John T. Vigiano
Fire Marshal Alan Cataneo
Firefighter Paul Zydor
Lieutenant Harold Hanson
Captain Howard Venetsky
Assistant Chief Harry C. Norum
Lieutenant Frank J. Heller
Fire Marshal Joseph R. Czajkowski
Captain Charles F. Magrath
Captain Larry A. Carroll
Firefighter Peter J. Cavagnaro
Firefighter Michael J. Vitale
Firefighter Charles Rojas
Firefighter Jon S. Gardiner
Lieutenant Michael P. Donohue
Fire Marshal John J. Smith
Deputy Chief Eugene Dockter Jr.

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."