FDNY Lieutenant John Raftery was one of the 37 names added Wednesday to the memorial wall at FDNY headquarters in downtown Brooklyn.
Just three days after the reading of names of the September 11th victims, new names were added to honor those who died this year from 9/11-related illnesses.
Lieutenant Raftery and his wife were together for six years. They got engaged just before the pandemic. They were married for only two months. John Raftery's brother Jimmy Raftery says he wants people to remember his brother for his dedication, skill and his love of helping others.And then there are the Tierney's, the wife and daughter of Battalion Chief Edward Tierney who also lost his fight with leukemia.
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