Daniel Thomas Suhr (August 21, 1964 – September 11, 2001)[2] was an American New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter who was killed when a victim falling from the South Tower landed on him during the September 11 attacks.[3] He was the first firefighter to be killed while responding to the attacks on the Twin Towers.[4][5][6]
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| Born | Daniel Thomas Suhr August 21, 1964 |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 37) Lower Manhattan, New York City, NY[1] |
| Alma mater | College of the Desert |
| Occupation | Firefighter |
Biography
editHis father was a career firefighter, and his brother also became a firefighter. Suhr was a member of Engine Company 216. He grew up in Brooklyn, where he was the captain of both the baseball and football teams at James Madison High School. In 1983, he played a season of college football for the College of the Desert as a linebacker, during which he was named to the All-Foothill Conference team.[7]
He and his wife began dating when they were in grammar school. They lived in Rockaway Park, Queens.
Before the Twin Towers collapsed, numerous people were witnessed jumping or falling from the upper floors of the burning towers, almost all from the North Tower. Three people were seen falling from the South Tower,[8] and one such victim collided with Suhr as he reported to the tower, crushing his skull and killing him. The 9/11 Commission wrote in its report that "The first FDNY fatality of the day occurred at approximately 9:30 when a civilian landed on and killed a fireman near the intersection of West and Liberty streets."[9]
The South Shore High School football team‚ which Suhr helped to coach‚ dedicated its 2001 season to him.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ 9/11 Commission 2004a, p. 314.
- ^ "Daniel Thomas Suhr". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Gaskell, Stephanie (August 13, 2005). "'Bodies came from the sky'; Anguished WTC heroes tell of haywire signals & last farewlls". New York Post.
- ^ Peel, Corley (September 11, 2021). "Ponte Vedra Beach woman honors brother, New York firefighter who died on 9/11". WJXT.
- ^ Sharon, Keith (September 11, 2021). "Remembering Sept. 11: Nashville firefighters, police officers gather downtown and vow to never forget". The Tennessean.
- ^ Jacobson, William A. (September 11, 2017). "9/11 – Remembering Firefighter Danny Suhr, killed by a falling body". Legal Insurrection.
- ^ Goolsby, Denise (September 11, 2019). "College of the Desert football players 'carry the spirit' of alumni who died responding to 9/11". The Desert Sun. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Final Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology: 86. 2005.
- ^ Goolsby, Denise (August 3, 2023). "College of the Desert football players 'carry the spirit' of alumni who died responding to 9/11". The Desert Sun.
Sources
edit- Final Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (PDF) (Report). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. July 22, 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- Conlon, Paul (2021). Daniel Suhr: A Story of September 11th. ISBN 978-1736884607