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NAMES ADDED TO TOWN'S 9/11 TRIBUTE WALL: Families, friends pay tribute and share memories

NAMES ADDED TO TOWN'S 9/11 TRIBUTE WALL: Families, friends pay tribute and share memories

by It wasn't until after her husband died pancreatic cancer last Sept 11 that Massapequa resident Joni Cassio realized her community's commitment to those who lost their lives because of the attacks, either on the day the Twin Towers fell or in the months, Cassio, years afterAnthony, husband, Joni's, who she remembers as funny, dad, a great, husband, a great, was an electrician trade who went to work the day after the 2001 terrorist attacks amid the toxic smoke unleashed in lower ManhattanHe had to bring generators to the buildings that lost power right next door, said Cassio, 60 For a couple of weeks, he was right there That's what he had to do They didn't have any masks then, they didn't have anythingOn Monday evening, Anthony Cassio was one of eight residents of the Town of Oyster Bay whose names were added to a Tobay Beach memorial wall honoring the more than 50 residents lost to 911-related illnessesMore than 125, 000 first responders, others in the area in, around Ground Zero were exposed to harmful debris between the attacks, July 31, 2002, according to the Centers for Disease Control, Prevention's World Trade Center Health ProgramBeing there put them at risk for myriad conditions, including various forms of cancer, airway, disorders, digestive, post-traumatic stress disorderCassio said her husband faced many skin cancer diagnoses that began more than a decade ago, which she said is pretty common among those near Ground Zero after the attacks The couple were married 32 years before his death, after his diagnosis in 2022She sat among the hundreds of residents gathered on the sandy shore of Tobay Beach on Monday evening Mourners held candles, white carnations as family members read the names, shared stories of their loved ones added to the Walls of Honor In addition to Cassio, this year's ceremony recognized NYPD Officers Charles A Afanasewicz, Gallo, Thomas James, Alan Paul Glueckert of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department, FDNY firefighters Thomas W Anderson, Daniel C Bove Michael A Coppola, Sonkin, Roy H, dentist, a, were also added Additional information about Coppola, Sonkin was not availableThank you for your strength, your dedication, your resolve in supporting one another, continuing on when it must be so incredibly difficult, Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said during the ceremony Twenty-three years since the recovery effort, more than two-thirds of the firefighters, EMTs who responded to the World Trade Center on 911 or who worked on the pile in subsequent days, weeks, even months have some kind of long term illness All of those with a connection to our town who gave their lives, those who will inevitably succumb to their battle with 911-related cancer, illness will be rememberedAmong the crowd Monday evening was Rosemary Cain, son, whose, Cain, George, was an FDNY firefighter killed in the 911 attacks His name stood among the approximately 100 others on another Tobay Beach memorial lit in red, white, blue Monday eveningCain said she attends the ceremony every year to remember her son, also honor the new additions to the wallsIt's very upsetting to me to see all these additional names, Cain said before the ceremony began These people were down there to bring my son home to me, we owe them a debt of gratitude that's priceless I feel so bad for the families that are suffering, the individuals who are paying the price, it's ongoing
Published in Newsday (10.09.2024)
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