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22 years
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Never forget, Never again.
Rich Conti
September 13, 2023 | Lindenhurst, NY
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Brian Edward Sweeney
Merrick, New York
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Send FlowersPredestined Firefighter
When he was 18 months old, Brian E. Sweeney wore his father's fire hat in a family picture. His parents said it probably wasn't much longer before he decided to follow his father and join the New York Fire Department. "I don't remember it ever being a question," said his mother, Mary Ann.
Some 20 years later, he began going to work with his father, Edward, who was a commander at Engine Company 301 in Hollis, Queens, until he retired in 1993. "He really seemed to enjoy it," Edward Sweeney said. "He asked a lot of the right questions. He was very interested in the job."
Two years after his father retired, Brian Sweeney took a job in Connecticut with the Waterbury Fire Department, and began training. But Firefighter Sweeney, of Merrick, N.Y., left that job when he learned that he had been accepted into the New York Fire Department. For the next six years, he worked at four fire companies in three boroughs and started a romance with Melissa Price, also of Merrick.
During those years he studied the specialty of rescue, and on Aug. 1, 2001, he was assigned to Rescue Company 1 in West Midtown Manhattan. He was 29, one of the company's youngest firefighters. "It was a dream come true for him," Mrs. Sweeney said. "He loved rescue work. The more dangerous, the more exciting, the more challenging — that's what he loved to do."
Last Sept. 11 was his day off, but Firefighter Sweeney worked overtime at his former firehouse in Maspeth, Queens.
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Is Brian's fund still up and running, if so can you forward that information. Thanks' Retired N.O.F.D.
Irv Bubeck
September 12, 2023 | SAINT ROSE, LA
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Rest in peace brave brave man.
Steph
March 11, 2023 | Other
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Rest in peace brave brave soul. I will never forget. Ever.
Steph
March 11, 2023
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I was the Acting Fire Chief for the Waterbury Fire Department when Brian came to work for us. I remember meeting Brian the first day of training when I addressed the recruit class. Brian was a standout from the first day. That big Irish smile and his huge presence. I will never forget when Brian asked to see me at my office. I told him to sit down and I asked him what I could do for him. Brian explained to me that he had received a letter from FDNY and he was being offered a position as a...
James M. Trainor
September 11, 2021 | Work
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The years go by quickly. Twenty years now, and to many 9/11 is a dim memory, To those who were not born yet, a story of little consequence. But the majority will never forget. You, and all your brothers, will never be forgotten. Rest Easy Brother
Rich Conti
September 06, 2021 | LINDENHURST, NY
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I knew Brian when he worked at Herman"s Sporting Goods, he was going to college and one day his co-workers were talking about their futures and careers. Brian said right away - I"m going to be a fireman, its in my blood, it's what I was born to do. He was a very determined young man. RIP.
Sincerely Rose Chin
Rose Chin
September 05, 2021 | Coworker
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16 years.. Never forhotten.
Rich CONTI
September 11, 2017 | Lindenhurst, NY
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Courage and commitment. Bravery in the face of tragedy, sacrifice so that others might live. Brian Sweeney represents the best of the American spirit.
Keeping the candles burning. Gone, but never forgotten.
Rachel Elric
September 10, 2016 | Dallas, TX
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