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Firefighter William Johnston

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

William Johnston, 31, was an ironworker for the Transit Authority like his father, maintaining the elevated tracks in the system until an opening in the FDNY became available in 1999. Normally based with Engine 276 in Brooklyn, Billy was on … Continue reading →

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Calixto Anaya, Jr.

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Apparently, even with a melodious name like “Calixto,” he preferred to be called “Charlie.”  Calixto Anaya Jr. quit UPS for the FDNY so he could spend more time with his three young children. He loved the job. The camaraderie reminded … Continue reading →

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Capt. Joseph Farrelly

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Captain Joseph Farrelly, 47, had been promoted a year earlier but was not yet assigned a permanent firehouse, so he was covering for vacationing captains and on 9/11 was assigned to Engine 4. He liked working the night shift. On … Continue reading →

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B.C. Matthew Ryan

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Battalion Chief Matthew Lancelot Ryan, 53, had a 28-year career with the FDNY, rising through the ranks and being named Battalion Chief in 2000. He loved hockey, he loved the radio and he loved reading the newspaper. When he went … Continue reading →

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Better Angels: The Stories

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Beginning sometime in August 2013, I started posting the Better Angels paintings onto the BetterAngels911 facebook page so the images could also be seen there. My thought was to post them roughly two per day, organized by company. In the … Continue reading →

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44 repainted replaced…

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

The last of the 77 repainted portraits have now been replaced in this website.  Most were repainted because I wanted to improve the paintings (using the NFFF’s website for better quality reference pictures).  However, a couple were repainted because I … Continue reading →

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Changing out the Paintings…

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

As I write, Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the East Coast and I want to send my best wishes to everyone in its path. I have finally resized all the files etc so that I can change out the … Continue reading →

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