Gary Paul Geidel (December 11, 1956 – September 11, 2001)[1] was a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter killed during the September 11 attacks shortly before scheduled retirement.
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| Born | December 11, 1956 Staten Island, New York, U.S[1] |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 44) |
| Cause of death | Collapse of 1 World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks |
| Occupation | Firefighter |
Death
editGary Geidel was killed in New York during the September 11 attacks. His body was never found.[2] Geidel had planned to retire later that year after 20 years as a firefighter; his last vacation was scheduled to start October 11, and retirement was to be on November 7, 2001.[3]
At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Geidel is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-10, along with other fallen firefighters from the FDNY Rescue 1.[1]
Family
editGeidel was the oldest son of Lt. Paul Geidel of FDNY Rescue 1.[2] Paul's second son, FDNY firefighter Ralph Geidel, worked on the Ground Zero search party for 230 days looking for remains. On October 21, 2014, in California, Ralph died of cancer attributed to exposure to toxins at Ground Zero.[4] As of 2016, Paul's third son, Michael, is an active firefighter on the FDNY.[5] In 2016 Paul published a book about his own career, with the last chapter devoted to the 9/11 attack.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gary Paul Geidel". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2002-09-07.
- ^ a b "9/11 Anniversary: America remembers victims of the World Trade Center attacks". The Daily Telegraph. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Sparks, Leonard. "15 years after 9/11: Memories of beloved husband, father". Times Herald-Record (New York). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "9/11: Still killing". CBS News. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Showley, Roger. "Midway marks 9/11 anniversary with grief and resolve". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ O'Neal, Nathan. "'We never found him': Henderson man recounts losing son in 9/11 terror attack". KSNV (NBC Las Vegas). Retrieved 25 November 2017.