| 9/11 Memorial
Photo right: John Kelly, trustee of Uniformed Firefighters Association,
at the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance. The wall is engraved with images of
the 115 Brooklyn firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11.
The idea for the memorial, an imposing 20-by-12-foot granite wall, was
conceived by businessman Sol Molgen who told Bill Farrell of the Daily News,
“I spent 50 years of my life in Brooklyn, and I wanted to do something for
those firefighters who went over the bridge on September 11 and never returned.”
With the help of Peter Kasten, whose best friend firefighter Chris Pickford
was killed on 9/11, Molgen began raising the more than $140,000 needed for
the wall, which was dedicated this past spring.
Molgen said he hoped that the memorial, which has been installed at Keyspan
Park in Coney Island, would help bring closure for the families. “Now, at
least those families whose loved ones were never found will have a place
to visit.”
|
