Honorees

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Year Honored
2020
Honoree
William Ryan
Title
EMT
Agency
Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Agency City
Bayside
Agency State
New York
Last Call
8/19/2018
Cause of Death
World Trade Center Illness
Biography
William Ryan died as a result of "World Trade Center illness" that resulted from his response to Ground Zero following the attacks on 9/11/2001. He treated and transported victims in days of countless round trips to Ground Zero. His agency retains the ambulance he used at Ground Zero in his honor. A native Long Islander, Ryan had the gift of gab and loved being in the community.