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

June 11, 2026

On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the FDNY held a fifth and final 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 Queens. Separate ceremonies were held on June 9 and June 10 for Manhattan, Bronx, and Staten Island.

Those added from Queens were:

Lieutenant Kenneth J. Finck
Firefighter Steven J. Lancelot
Captain William E. Butler
Firefighter Joseph A. Terry
Lieutenant Cornelius Lehane
Firefighter Kenneth J. Holler
Battalion Chief William G. Nagle
Firefighter Gerard L. Walsh
Lieutenant Robert J. Orourke
Lieutenant Robert B. Mahon
Firefighter Robert J. McCarthy
Captain Robert E. Watt
Firefighter Joseph A. Tuohy
Firefiighter Thomas K. Kontizas
Firefighter Robert E. Fanning
Firefighter Victor G. Werny
Firefighter Eugene V. Bucalo
Firefighter James P. Beltrami
Firefighter William J. McCarthy
Firefighter James A. Meadows
Captain John F. McCarthy Engine
Firefighter Donald J. Bradley
Battalion Chief Brian T. Finn
Firefighter Henry C. Schwartz Jr.
Firefighter Terence N. Quinn Ladder
Firefighter Thomas J. Fisher
Firefighter John F. Harty
Firefighter Robert T. Beckwith
Firefighter Charles M. Messemer
Firefighter Neil K. Kamerling
Firefighter Kenneth V. Williams
Fire Marshal Raymond Annicelli Jr.
Lieutenant Joseph F. Baal Ladder
Firefighter Dennis J. Meenaghan
Firefighter Arthur J. Tracy 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."