ANOTHER 9-11 MEMBER PASSES.

[68jk09]

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JAMES E. SMITH

Published: 2:00 AM - 01/24/12



November 27, 1955 - January 20, 2012


Matamoras, PA


Formerly of Staten Island, NY


Mr. James E. Smith of Matamoras, PA, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. He was 56.


He was born November 27, 1955 in Staten Island, NY, the son of the late James T. Smith and Audrey Jacoby Smith. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force. He retired from the New York City Fire Department shortly after 9/11.


A family statement read: "He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and brother. He was a big family man and a true friend. He was very talented in being that he could fix anything that was put in front of him. He and his brother Thomas were proud to be Firemen. He worked in Rescue 1 in Manhattan and was involved in both of the WTC bombings. His passion for being a Fireman was passed on to his godson, Patrick who became a New York City Fireman as well, where he honorably carries on with Jess's shield number. Jess was a true hero. He has been in the newspapers for his heroic measures and has received numerous accommodations for his bravery and commitment to his profession." His son James said, "He was the bravest person I have ever known and heaven is a safer place now that he is there."


Surviving are: his loving wife of 25 years, Kathryn Smith at home; four sons: James M. Smith and his wife, Lisa of Staten Island, NY, Jesse Smith of Matamoras, PA, Daniel Smith and his companion, Jema of West Nyack, NY, and Steven Smith of Matamoras, PA; one daughter: Kaitlyn Smith of Matamoras, PA; his mother: Audrey Smith of Seminole, FL; two brothers: Thomas Smith and his wife, Joan of Staten Island, NY, and Michael Smith and his wife, Suzanne of Cortland Manor, NY; one sister: Janice McAlarney and her husband, Patrick of Staten Island, NY; one grandson: Daniel Edward Smith; his favorite sister-in-law: Beth Shalayda of Staten Island; nephews: Thomas, his Godson Patrick, Dennis, Ryan, Jimbo, Kyle, Michael John, JP, Shawn and Brett; nieces: Kara, Kristin, Kelly, Taryn and Paige; his godfather: Richard Jacoby; his favorite aunt: Doris Jacoby; his best friend: Mark Celinko; and his loving dog, Fred.


Friends may call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc., 100 East Main Street, Port Jervis, NY on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.


Cremation will be at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, PA.


Memorial contributions may be made to benefit his children, 1225 Delaware Dr., Matamoras, PA 18336.


Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc. For additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com.

REST IN PEACE BROTHER PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.....56 YO GONE WAY TOO YOUNG.

[68jk09]

Ret. FDNY  Lt Mark McKay has passed away from cancer  at the age of 48...... His father is Ret. Cpt. Harry McKay...... Mark was a FF in E-38, L-27, & R-4. .. & a LT in L-45.
The wake will be Monday 4-9-12 and Tuesday 4-10-12 at Schuyler Hill Funeral Home  East Tremont Ave BX and the funeral will be Wednesday 4-11-12 at First Lutheran Church 3075 Baisley Av. at the Throggs Neck Expwy. BX...............Mark you did a lot & went through a lot..... before & now RIP......Another BROTHER gone to a higher level way too soon.....NEVER FORGET !

[nfd2004]

Lt Mark McKay, may he Rest in Peace. Another FDNY member gone much too early. My sincere Condolunces to his family and Friends, and members of the FDNY.

[firefighterbadger]

Rest in peace brother

[69 METS]

Rest in peace Mark. Condolences to his family and all his Brothers who are sad to see yet another in our ranks leaving us way too young...

[mac8146]

Rest in Peace Mark, I will always remember the fun times and smiles whenever you worked, entertain the Brothers in Heaven...............

[turk132]

RIP Brother

[svd385]

RIP

[grumpy grizzly]

I am not a firefighter but someone with an interest and a son's commitment. The US Government, the City of New York said there was no problem. Well draw your own conclusions. I worked with the Forward Air Controllers in I  Corps in Vietnam during 68-69. We worked with Ranch Hand flights during this time. No one said shit about this stuff. This was some nasty stuff, many vets who put their ass on the line, engaged in contact, later died from cancer, a long and painful death. Maybe the government should be held to a higher committment, but we know that will not happen. Just cover your ass.

[68jk09]

Bravest Mark Mckay, Who Spent Time on The Pile After 9/11 and Died of Rare Cancer At 48, Remembered as One of a Kind
NY Daily News - April 13, 2012

by Patrice O'Shaughnessy


Firefighter was looking forward to quiet retirement

He served in busy firehouses in the Bronx and upper Manhattan, and with Rescue 4 in Queens. He spent months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for survivors, then victims, including many comrades. He would lose another close friend in the Black Sunday fire in the Bronx in 2005. So when he retired a few years ago, FDNY Lt. Mark McKay looked forward to spending the rest of his life far from flames and smoke, on Long Island Sound, where he often fished from his boat.

"He bought his dream house on City Island, for his wife Belinda and their children, Mark and Melissa,"

said FDNY Chief John Sullivan of Battalion 27 in the Bronx.

"He always loved the water."

Sullivan spoke on Tuesday as he wrote a eulogy for McKay, who died at on Apr. 4 at age 48 after losing a battle with cancer.

He had Ewing's Sarcoma, rarely found in adults. He had never smoked and was a strong, healthy guy. Sullivan believes the illness was related to McKay's time on The Pile.

Sullivan, 50, prepared his remarks for the funeral yesterday for the friend he met 40 years ago.

"I was from Throgs Neck, and he was from fancy Country Club," said Sullivan. "We met at St. Frances de Chantal Sea Cadets. We wore Navy uniforms and marched around ... maybe I shouldn't bring it up in the eulogy," he laughed.

McKay went to Aviation High School in Queens, and Sullivan to St. Raymond's. They reconnected when McKay was at Ladder 27 on the Cross-Bronx Expwy., and Sullivan was at Ladder 48 in Hunts Point.

"Mark had his own style," Sullivan said. "It could be 95 degrees and he'd be playing softball in jeans and motorcycle boots."

McKay, a big guy with a mustache and tattoos, had joined the Fire Department in 1985. He worked at firehouses in the Bronx, and for Special Operations Command at the rescue squad in Queens. He got promoted to lieutenant and worked with Sullivan at Ladder

45 in Washington Heights, where McKay earned two citations for bravery.

After 9/11 he went back to SOC to help out, because most of the rescue unit members were killed. He was at the World Trade Center site from the day the towers fell until mid-December, Sullivan said.

McKay was devastated again on Jan. 23, 2005, when his good friend Firefighter John Bellew died, along with Lt. Curtis Meyran, when they and four other firefighters were forced to jump from an illegal fourth-floor warren on E. 178th St. to escape flames and smoke.

Two and a half years ago McKay found out he had cancer in his hip; he underwent chemotherapy and it was gone. It returned in his lungs, he went through chemo again, and again the cancer was gone.

"He bought a house on City Island and last fall we were redoing the house, ripping off the roof, and it was a victory celebration, because he seemed like he beat it," said Sullivan.

"Then it came back in his hip and lungs, and he was out of treatments."

McKay, weakened from the disease, marched in the Throgs Neck St. Patrick's Day Parade last month. He made it all the way down E. Tremont Ave. to the 9/11 monument near the firehouse, where he said a prayer to his lost comrades.

"He told me, 'I prayed to the brothers to save me a place at the table,'" said Sullivan.

A week before his death, McKay went to Calvary Hospital to die.

"Mark didn't want to die in the new house," said Sullivan. "He wanted Belinda and the kids to have only happy memories in that house."

McKay will be cremated, and his ashes tossed on the waves off City Island, according to his wishes.

"He always loved the water," Sullivan said.

[jacquette]

A friend shared this on FB, titled 343 and Counting. Here's the link... my deepest sympathy for the families of those who have passed and for those that are stricken by illness.

343 and Counting

[68jk09]

Home:Monroe, NY

Date of Death:April 26, 2012


Place of Birth:Suffern, NY

Birthdate:April 15, 1963

Age:49


Mass:Tuesday, May 01, 2012 10:00 AM Sacred Heart Church, Monroe, NY

Visitation:Monday, April 30, 2012 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Homes, Monroe, NY

Interment:Seamanville Cemetery, Monroe, NY







Biography


Richard G. McCoy of Monroe died suddenly on Thursday, April 26. He was 49 years old. He was born April 15, 1963 in Suffern. He was the son of William and Ann "Nancy" Flynn McCoy.

Richard was a retired New York City Firefighter with Ladder 49, "House on the Hill" in the Bronx and former New York State Trooper with Troop F. Rich was a 9/11 first responder who spent many days at the site, retiring shortly afterward.

He was a beloved husband and devoted father of three, who spent all his time with his children who he loved more than anything in the world. On any given day, he could be found coaching on the baseball or softball field, the soccer field, basketball court or cheering on his daughter at a track and field event. He coached baseball and softball for Monroe-Woodbury Little League, soccer and basketball. Rich was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hike, fish and hunt with friends and family. He will be remembered as the guy who put everyone ahead of himself. He will be missed by family and friends more than he ever could have imagined, but never forgotten.

He is survived by his loving wife, Dawn McCoy (Owens), his daughters, Christy Ann and Tara, and son Patrick at home. He is also survived by his parents, William and Ann "Nancy" McCoy of Stony Point, his brother William McCoy and wife Lisa of St. Charles, IL, his sisters, Eileen Wood and husband Keith of New Windsor and Kathleen Shroba and her husband, Robert, of Stony Point, nieces and nephews. Rich is also survived by his mother and father-in-law, Dick and Maryann Owens of Monroe.

He was predeceased by his brother Michael McCoy.

Friends may call from 2-4 & 7-9 pm on Monday, April 30th at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Avenue, Monroe. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 1st at Sacred Heart Church, 26 Still Road, Monroe. Interment will follow in Seamanville Cemetery, Monroe.

Donations would be appreciated to anysoldier.com. Any Soldier, Inc. P. O. Box 715, Waldorf, MD 20604.

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REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.......49 Years old ......way too soon.