Steve welder
Well-Known Member
RIP Thomas S. and Allan T. NYFD firefighter killed in the line of duty 9/11
Tommy was a good ten years younger than me, he was hired and worked with me in power generation. He wanted to be a welder and he showed promise, had the drive, at some point he got called to be a NYFD fireman and that was his true calling. After he left and was a fireman, id run into him from time to time. He was doing roofing and siding with another guy on the side and doing well.......A great guy everybody liked
Allan was also a welder employed by the same utility I worked for. He was part of the major maintenance group that traveled all throughout the system. He was a experienced welder and at some point left and became a NYFD, he was in a rescue group
Allan was a ex Marine and short guy with a build like a bull. I met him when we both worked for a iron working shop. I did a few jobs with him and it was always a pleasure
One time I had a pipe job in a under construction industrial building. Job had to done off hours but the kicker was there was no electricity, hence no lights....I had to work off a man lift and set up portable lighting. It was a hairy job and there was nobody else around God forbid, something happened
I kind of hinted to the boss that I really needed a second man and he told me, no worries, Allan will be there.....I never had a worry after that
Allan was off work on 9/11, he was set to do a welding job with that iron shop, he called the boss the night before and said he couldnt make it as he had mandatory OT covering for another firefighter who was sick
Had he not worked OT, by the time he would have gotten to lower Manhattan that God awful morning, the buildings ( I feel strongly about this) would have been down and Allan would have lived.........That didnt happen and he and Tommy died doing what they do best
Protecting and serving. They gave their lives trying to save trapped people
RIP to all who perished that day, we will never forget
Tommy was a good ten years younger than me, he was hired and worked with me in power generation. He wanted to be a welder and he showed promise, had the drive, at some point he got called to be a NYFD fireman and that was his true calling. After he left and was a fireman, id run into him from time to time. He was doing roofing and siding with another guy on the side and doing well.......A great guy everybody liked
Allan was also a welder employed by the same utility I worked for. He was part of the major maintenance group that traveled all throughout the system. He was a experienced welder and at some point left and became a NYFD, he was in a rescue group
Allan was a ex Marine and short guy with a build like a bull. I met him when we both worked for a iron working shop. I did a few jobs with him and it was always a pleasure
One time I had a pipe job in a under construction industrial building. Job had to done off hours but the kicker was there was no electricity, hence no lights....I had to work off a man lift and set up portable lighting. It was a hairy job and there was nobody else around God forbid, something happened
I kind of hinted to the boss that I really needed a second man and he told me, no worries, Allan will be there.....I never had a worry after that
Allan was off work on 9/11, he was set to do a welding job with that iron shop, he called the boss the night before and said he couldnt make it as he had mandatory OT covering for another firefighter who was sick
Had he not worked OT, by the time he would have gotten to lower Manhattan that God awful morning, the buildings ( I feel strongly about this) would have been down and Allan would have lived.........That didnt happen and he and Tommy died doing what they do best
Protecting and serving. They gave their lives trying to save trapped people
RIP to all who perished that day, we will never forget
