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. |