ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

Passing of Lt. Patrick Ward. Just heard from my old neighborhood that Pat Ward passed away, I don’t know if was 9-11 connected. I believe Pat was a Firefighter in E218 and Lt @ E 309, he has two sons OTJ.
Thursday wake @ Marine Park F.H. 2-5 7-9
Friday Mass @ Good Shepherd 11am
Similar to Lt,. Jimmy Cooney last week, two good guys the neighborhood , family and friends lost two of the best. 😢🫡
 
On 11-5-24 at 77 yrs of age... REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.... PAT was a FF in ENG*218 back when 218 was in the 35*BN before BN*28 was organized...also a Hunter Mountain guy.

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Obituary of Patrick James Ward | Marine Park Funeral Home, Inc.

Patrick James Ward, age 77, of Brooklyn passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Patrick James Ward was born July 26, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the son of the late Bernard D. and the late Catherine (Murphy) Ward. Beloved husband of Aline (Clermont) Ward. Cherished father of Patrick James Ward...
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On 11-7-24 Captain Ray Flood-L117 Ret 1993
There will be a Memorial Mass on Thursday November 14th @ 1100 in Saint Martha’s Church in Point Pleasant Borough, NJ with a repass at Point Pleasant Fire Department following the mass.

St. Martha
3800 Herbsville Rd
Point Pleasant NJ 08742

Point Pleasant Fire Department
1 Memorial Dr
Point Pleasant NJ 08742
 
REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES....
A Great Fellow & FDNY BROTHER.... I first met Ray many , many years ago thru my good Friend Howie Carlson RIP.....Howie had known Ray way , way back when Howie was a MANH Dispatcher (before his appt to The FDNY) & Ray was in LAD*2....for many years Ray was a Chauffeur in LAD*2 & put much effort into maintaining the Rig in Great condition with much attention to detail....thru the yrs. we would meet up with Ray at events... Ray was fully involved in the FDNY life & was known by so many in "the circle" both here & outside of NYC....when I was a Covering CPT back in late 1993 sometime working in 117 then UFO for awhile next door in 263 Ray had just Retired but left his mark in the detail of 117s Rig.
 
BC Eugene Flynn age 89, Brother of Joe Fynn BC 39, after 36 years OTJ. Wake Denis S. Oconnor Funeral Home , 91-05 Beach Channel Dr. Rockaway, Dec. 1 2-5 & 7-9. Funeral Dec. 2 at 11:15 AM, at St. Francis DeSales Church, located at 129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Belle Harbor.
 
RET FF BILL STEWART LAD*26..... On 11-29-24 at 92 yrs of age ........REST IN PEACE BROTHER....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY ( USMC KOREAN WAR ) & FDNY....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES....I never met Bill but had Friends from The Fire Factory who always spoke highly of Bill.....SEMPER FI !.

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In memory of William P. Stewart

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RET LT FRED GLESS ....
REST IN PEACE BROTHER....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY (MASTER CHIEF US COAST GUARD) & FDNY...PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES ... another 1968 'er..... ( some great Tributes in the Legacy link )

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^^^^^^ Another FRED GLESS post from another site.....by a poster there QUOTE...

Appt. 6/1/1968 Ret. 1/1/1995

A memorial mass will be held in his honor tomorrow Monday December 2, 2024 at Holy Name of Mary Church on E Jamaica Ave in Valley Stream, NY at 10:45AM.

Freddy was part of the first batch of probies assigned to the newly created L-103-2 out of the academy on 8/10/1968, the same day the company was organized. He later worked in L-134 and then E-277 as a Lt then ultimately retiring from L-158.

Freddy was a great guy with a lot of good stories, I was lucky enough to get to know him when I joined the vollies in Valley Stream out of high school where his brother Bobby also was a member. Bobby worked in E-224 and E-329, and passed away in 2016 from his 9/11 related illness.

Please keep the Gless family in your thoughts and prayers. May Freddy and Bobby both Rest in Peace.
... UNQUOTE.
 
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RET BC VINCENT "VINNY" MOORE II BN*50.....

When I was the CPT of 275 & then 126 Vinny was the Commander of our BN the 50 & in my groups....always a Great Guy .....when I was the BN*50 UFOA Delegate we always used to have a good turnout from BN*50 at EVERY meeting ....we would all sit on the right side halfway back all in a group...Vinny was always in attendance along with several other Officers from the BN .....one yr I could not go to the Delegate Seminar so I asked Vinny if he wanted to go & he said sure....then I said OK you go but I do want the Windbreaker they give out ...get me an XL..he said OK....a week later he came by 126 & gave me a wrist watch w/ the UFOA logo on the dial...I said where's my Windbreaker ? ...he said no Windbreakers just watches this time .....I said I don't wear a watch do you want it ? ... he said no.... it's still in a drawer LOL.... when I made BC I submitted Vinny's name as my replacement for 50*BN Delegate & he was accepted. by the Board....his 2 Sons were also OTJ.

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RET LT DENNIS O'BRIAN...
REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.

Dennis was originally a FF in ENG*15 in the early '70s .....one day at work there was a purse snatching & Dennis was chasing the perp...while running through the Projects he tripped over one of the chains suspended a little off the ground along the walkways....he got a bad leg injury & wound up with a pin in place & much rehab..... at the time the Job was putting a Light Duty Member in Busy Units to assist the Company Officer's with paperwork working Monday to Friday days.....Dennis was assigned LD as the LAD*108 "Company Administrative Aide".......Dennis held this position for quite awhile as he continued his fight to regain Full Duty status .... he could have gotten 3/4s but he wanted to return to Full Duty....when he finally did get FD he was well known in our FH as good all around guy very interested in The Job..... CPT JW asked Dennis remain in 108 as a Full Duty FF & he jumped on the opportunity.... Dennis quickly adapted to all the Truck positions & wound up as an LCC who knew the Rig inside & out & also was an excellent Mechanic as well as a Mechanical Draftsman as well as an Electrician & a Plumber.who would pitch in & share his knowledge & time with any of The Brothers.....Dennis after Promotion to LT was assigned to ENG*307....it was always great to see & talk with him at UFOA Meetings......his last battle was with Parkinson's. ......

Arrangements ...

Visitation Sunday January 5 2-4pm
Beney Funeral Home
79 Berry Hill Rd. Syosset
Funeral Mass Monday January 6 9:45am.
St. Edward Confessor Church
205 Jackson Ave Syosset
The Family has requested donations be made in Dennis' memory to the Parkinson's
Foundation.
 
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