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"The Monument"

FIREFIGHTER ALBERTO TIRADO

I never dreamed it would be me My name for all eternity Recorded here at this hallowed place Alas, my name, no more my face

"In the line of duty" I hear them say My family now the price will pay My folded flag stained with the tears We only had those few short years

The badge no longer on my chest I sleep now in eternal rest My sword I pass to those behind And pray they keep my loved ones in mind

I never dreamed it would be me And with heavy heart and bended knee Dear Father God I humbly ask Please let my name be the last! Adapted by Doug Johnson from "The Monument" by Sgt. George Hann, L.A.P.D. (Retired)

PASSAIC FIRE FIGHTERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Deputy Chief John Doremus & Firefighter Edmund Hutchinson
Both men died on Dec, 19th, 1955 due to injuries sustained when Trk. Co. # 1 collided with the Chief's car on the corner of Passaic Ave. and Main Ave. while responding to an alarm

Firefighter William Jackson
Died on March 10th, 1960 due to injuries sustained battling the "Velverey Plant Fire" on February 17th, 1960

Battalion Chief Joseph Griffin & Firefighter Samuel Latona
Died on March 12th, 1970 due to a collapse of the fire building in which they were operating in at Third Street.

Firefighter Alberto Tirado (Posthumously Promoted to Lieutenant)
Died on May 9th, 2001 while conducting a primary search for a reported trapped girl at 204 Market Street.

Firefighter Jowan Davis
Jowan Davis who was born on December 11, 1974 and passed away on October 17, 2007 due to a motorcycle accident at the age of 32. Jowan was a firefighter with the fire dept. A man with integrity. We will miss him so...During the Passaic Police and Passaic Fire Dept's "2007"annual football game, Ms. Bessie Davis (The Mother of Jowan) was presented his "Jersey" in memory of Jowan.



In Memoriam of All Past Department Members

JAMES DELANEY - Lieutenant - April 15, 1911
ADOLPH WEIDEL - Fireman- November 19, 1912
JACOB SINON - Fireman- February 19, 1915
CHRISTOPHER McCANN - Fireman- October 21, 1915
ALVIN HAYWARD - Fireman- July 27, 1916
JOHN HANLON - Fireman- July 31, 1916
JOHN T. HYDE - Lieutenant - November 30, 1916
FRANCES A. VEITCH - Lieutenant - April 27, 1918
P. SPENCER PEARL - Captain - September 28, 1918
JOHN WALKER - Fireman- May 8, 1919
THOMAS COFFEY - Fireman- December 29, 1921
JOSEPH ZACHARA - Fireman- August 20, 1925
JOHN CUNNINGHAM - Fireman- June 11, 1926
ELMER GRAHAM - Captain - March 22, 1927
JOHN MAYZEL - Fireman- March 18, 1929
JOSEPH GREELEY - Captain - August 1, 1929
JOHN DONNELLY - Captain - September 7, 1929
WILLIAM CLEMONS - Captain - November 24, 1930
FRANK ACKERMAN - Captain - May 13, 1931
RAYMOND SMITH - Fireman- December 14, 1932
CHARLES O'TOOLE - Fireman- January 1, 1933
JOHN T.COYLE - Fireman- January 19, 1934
MORRIS FLAMM - Fireman- February 9, 1934
JOHN ZANK - Captain - July 23, 1934
JAMES J. CAMPBELL Chief February 22, 1936
WALTER S. GIBSON Chief March 16, 1938
THOMAS HUTCHINSON - Batt. Chief - March 10, 1939
ABRAM HOLLER - Fireman- October 7, 1939
PATRICK J. FARRELL - Captain - March 3, 1940
MATTHEW J. MEADE - Fireman- June 10, 1940
GEORGE HAMER - Captain - August 8, 1940
ANDREW ANDRUS - Fireman- December 4, 1940
ALEXANDER COHEN - Captain - February 18, 1941
OTTO NEUDECK - Fireman- June 2, 1941
HUGH BRACKEN - Lieutenant - January 13, 1943
JOHN MATTHEWS - Fireman- March 4, 1944
WILLIAM RILEY - Fireman- June 5, 1944
JOSEPH GLADIS - Fireman- September 5, 1945
JOSEPH SPIRKO - Fireman- March 27, 1946
ALBIN THIEME - Captain - April 22, 1946
REGINALD BOWKER Chief June 14, 1946
WILLIAM McCAFFREY - Fireman- October 24, 1948
JOHN MAXWELL - Lieutenant - February 15, 1949
JACOB CASTELINE - Fireman- April 1, 1949
JOSEPH GALLAGHER - Captain - July 23, 1949
JOSEPH SCHAUB - Fireman- December 6, 1949
WILLIAM RISER - Fireman- August 19, 1950
PETER WERNAU - Fireman- August 7, 1951
ELY H. LESS - Lieutenant - April 19, 1952
HENRY WERLING - Captain - July 10, 1952
CORNELIUS MILLER - Batt. Chief - August 21, 1952
MARTIN FARREL - Captain - May 7, 1953
PETER LYONS - Captain - June 4, 1953
ANTHONY HERMAN - Fireman- September 21, 1953
JAMES E. SHEA - Captain - February 5, 1954
CHARLES MORSE - Fireman- May 2, 1954
ANTHONY SULLIVAN - Lieutenant - November 14, 1954
VICTOR STRUB - Lieutenant - December 21, 1954
JOHN VAN GURP - Fireman- May 21, 1955
JOSEPH JOHNSON - Captain - June 16, 1955
GEORGE POLINIAK - Lieutenant - June 29, 1955
EDMUND HUTCHINSON*** - Fireman- December 19, 1955
JOHN DOREMUS  *** - Deputy Chief - December 19, 1955
RICHARD COOPER - Fireman- January 31, 1956
JACOB WILLINSKI - Deputy Chief - May 13, 1956
WILLIAM FRITZGERALD - Captain - June 30, 1956
JOSEPH FEENEY - Fireman- September 6, 1957
VINCENT CARNEY - Fireman- November 4, 1957
JOHN WYNNE - Lieutenant - March 8, 1958
ABRAM DOREMUS - Captain - April 2, 1958
EDWARD MORRIS - Lieutenant - April 19, 1958
MATTHEW SHEA - Fireman- May 13, 1959
WILLIAM GREEN - Lieutenant - May 30, 1959
NICHOLAS PRUIKSMA
OTTO SMITH
HERBERT KROLL
GEORGE CONDOS
WILLIAM JACKSON***
EDWARD LULLWITZ
JOHN KAUFMAN
GEORGE GEISERT
LOUIS GREENBERG
WILLIAM DOWNING
ARTHUR MONTAGUE
PHILIP CASTELINE
HARRY VIVAN
LAWRENCE COSTELLO
CHARLES AINSWORTH
JAMES KAYWOOD
FRANK KRANIK
WILLIAM HURLEY
CHARLES SHAW
THOMAS GENNARO
WILLIAM McPARTLAND
THOMAS VEECH
FRANK ELMO
THOMAS BOWEN
JOSEPH BRATTOVICH
CHARLES SMITH
JOHN KELLEY
WILLIAM NELSON
JAMES CAINE
JOSEPH KNAPP
WILLIAM MILLER
PETER SURDYKA
JOSEPH GRIFFIN***
SAMUEL LATONA***
JAMES MACNEIL
JAMES GREELEY
JOHN BOYKO
MICHAEL GAYDOS
ANTHONY GENARDI
WILLIAM FARRELL
WILLIAM BLANDA
JOHN FARRELL
CLARENCE MOSLEY
GUSTAVE KELSCH
JAMES HUGHES
GERALD POCOCK
DANIEL HOAR
WILLIAM COFFEE SR.
THOMAS CAREY
ORIE PRUIKSMA
CLARK CULBREATH
WILLIAM FAILLA
ANDREW MILLER
HAROLD WYNNE
THOMAS GILMARTIN
WALTER BRETT
JACOB KIEVIT
CASPER CHAIT
WILLIAM KILLEN
JOHN PINQUOCH
HARRY SCHEVON
WILLIAM COFFEY JR.
AMBROSE HERMANCE
DANILE O'SHEA
JOHN ROBINSON
ALBERT HUPPERT
JOHN O'BRIEN
RONALD WESTHOVEN
JAHN MARA
DONALD GROIS
JOSEPH RIOTTO
JAMES BLAKELEY
ALFRED MAGLIACANE
JOSEPH DOMINO
WALTER SINSKI
JOHN GOLLER
LOUIS DeRIENZO
HENRY FISHER
JOHN ANDRUS
GEORGE ZDRAVESKY
FRANCIS WALSH
FRANK BERNAT
JOSEPH WANASHAK
FRANK GAGLIARDOTTO
PETER KNAPIK
STARR WILLIAMS
EDWARD NOLAN
LEON J. BRUTOSKY
WILLIAM GREEN****
JENNINGS BUNDICK
ALBERT THIEME
PETER WOLAK
JOSEPH SZEWCZYK
JOSEPH NIEMIEC
JOSEPH SPINELLI
EMANUAL MINGO
JOHN ZIBOR
WARREN WYNNE
WALTER THIEME
EDWARD MARA SR.
ROBERT DeNOOYER
JOHN O'ROURKE
ROBERT WEINBERG
HARRY WEISS
EDWARD PETERSON
JOSEPH RZEPECKI
JOHN SUROWITZ
JOSEPH R. NAYDA JR.
LOUIS JAFFE
JOSEPH LAZUR
WILLIAM HUTCHISON
JAMES SIPOS
MICHAEL RENO
JOSEPH McNAMARA
RICHARD MARTON
THOMAS MCGUIRE
RICHARD HENNEBERRY
MICHAEL CERULLO
NICHOLAS MULICK
THEODORE SEFCHICK
EDWARD HAYDEN
KENNETH PETERSON
JOHN SOLOTRUK
EDWARD ZOLSINSKI
JOHN GRIFFIN
SAMUEL SCHULTZ
MICHAEL McLAUGHIN
ROBERT SCHRANK
CHARLES ZINGONE
GEORGE SAYKANICS
ALBERTO TIRADO ***
EMIL STEFANCCI
JOSEPH SERAFIN
ANTHONY MINGO SR.
MATTHEW POMYKALA
DONALD MILLER
TOMMY DONAHUE
JOHN HOLOVATCH
JOHN CURRIER
JOWAN DAVIS

*** Signifies Line Of Duty Death

 

 



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