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Year Honored
2008
Honoree
Brian Ellicott
Agency
New York City Fire Department - Bureau of EMS
Agency City
New York
Agency State
NY
Last Call
11/26/07
Cause of Death
Victim of Violence *
Biography
The death list of America's Darkest Day, September 11, 2001, continues to grow as workers of the World Trade Center site become ill with cancer and die. Brian would always say, "this is my job, this is what I do," stated his EMS partner Edward Cosenza. Danger never entered the equation for Brian. But what he did at the Twin Towers site made him sick, he never wore a mask to guard against the dust, officials said it wasn't necessary. "This man was a true hero, and he lost his life doing his job and serving his city," said Cosenza.<br /> <br /> Brian Ellicott, 45, of Staten Island, New York died in the line of duty on November 27, 2007. He died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer contributed to the exposure of carcinogens at the World Trade Center. Brian worked over 100 hours during the first two weeks achieving the work of recovery, and he unselfishly gave many more hours of volunteer time, helping to identify the remains.<br /> <br /> Mr. Ellicott joined the New York Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Division in 1993 and worked at EMS Station 4 in Manhattan's Lower Eastside. Brian was serving as supervisor of EMS Dispatchers at the time of his illness.<br /> <br /> He was best known for comforting his patients: "When you're better, you'll go out dancing," he would say, distracting each from their pain. "He was a big teddy bear and he said those same words daily," stated a co-worker.<br /> <br /> He loved Dungeons and Dragons and shared that love with his children; he was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy novels.<br /> <br /> Honored 2008