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STEPHENS HOUSE OF THE NY FOUNDLING . . .Tribute to a fallen firefighter
By Kiawana Rich
November 17, 2009, 11:57PM
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Stephen's House of The New York Foundling at 119 Tompkins Ave., Stapleton. The setting sun and the circling white doves lent the new five-story building on the hilltop in Stapleton a quiet majesty. But very soon the noises of childhood, happy and hopeful, will inhabit Stephen's House, where abused or neglected children will be loved and cosseted, even as the building's namesake lay down his life to protect those trapped in the Twin Towers on 9/11.
Firefighter Stephen Siller dearly loved children, and there could be no better tribute then the $14.5 million building at 119 Tompkins Ave. that was dedicated yesterday in his honor.
The 150 guests marveled at the terra-cotta triumph. The oversize, variously shaped windows and the big red doors -- did someone say firehouse? -- afford views of Tompkins Avenue and environs.
"What does a firehouse do? It saves lives, it gives hope to people in times of emergency," said Borough President James Molinaro, honorary chair of the project's capital campaign. "This house does the same thing for the many boys and girls that have no hope. It will give them hope, it gives them direction so they know they are loved."
The complex is the shared vision of New York Foundling and the Stephen Siller, FDNY, "Let Us Do Good" Children's Foundation, run by the late Siller's brothers and sisters, who reared the youngster after his parents died when he was just 10. A West Brighton resident, Siller died after racing through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in his turnout gear to get to Ground Zero.
Stephen's House will house New York Foundling's diagnostic center, providing safe, temporary housing for 24 boys and girls ages 11-15; children can stay for up to 90 days.
The brightly lit refuge includes 24 bedrooms, and rooms for meditation, exercise, recreational space and visitors. The complex also will house all of New York Foundling's other services: The agency serves 600 children and families annually.
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T-shirts for Tunnel-to-Towers Run destroyed in truck blaze |
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Written by Kiawana Rich
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Friday, 25 September 2009 19:00 |
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Bill Lyons/Staten Island Advance Firefighters and organizers work to salvage what they can after UPS truck carrying shirts for tomorrow's Tunnel-to-Towers Run erupted in flames in Travis.Thousands of T-shirts created for a race honoring a firefighter who died trying to save lives on Sept. 11 were destroyed last night when a truck caught fire in Travis.
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700-plus cadets participate in Tunnel to Towers Run |
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Written by Tommy Gilligan - Pointer View
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Cadets from Company H-1 lined the street holding American flags for all the runners, including many wounded warriors.
Photos by Tommy Gilligan Assistant Editor
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Following in the Footsteps of a Hero |
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Written by Staten Island Advance
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 19:00 |
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Near the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, along the same stretch of road where the guys from 239 Truck plucked fellow firefighter Stephen Siller from the pavement and delivered him to the World Trade Center that September morning when the hijackers flew the planes into the buildings, the roadway rises in a long, slow incline toward street level. This is the hard part of the Firefighter Stephen Siller Tunnel-to-Towers Run for Chief Sal Cassano, a 37-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, and the department's highest-ranking uniformed officer.
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Written by Jay Price
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Firefighter Stephen Siller's last run will be commemorated again today by New Yorkers from all over the world
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Written by Staten Island Advance
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Siblings of fallen firefighter Stephen Siller have kept his memory alive with a road race and much more
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Response to Terror; Surviving; A Widow Finds Life in Family |
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Written by Josh Getlin - The Los Angeles Times
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Friday, 21 December 2001 19:00 |
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Abstract:
Then there are the Sillers, a big-hearted, boisterous clan with 57 people in the immediate family. Since [Stephen Siller]'s death, they have descended on Sally's home, spending hours with her and the children. They talk about Stephen and how he brightened their lives when she wants to remember. They maintain a respectful silence when the memory gets too painful.
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Fitting Tribute to a Hero |
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Written by Harvey Araton - NY Times Article on Stephen Siller
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Saturday, 22 June 2002 19:00 |
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NY Times Article on Stephen Siller --- June 23, 2002
Fitting Tribute for a Hero
By HARVEY ARATON
Sprinting slightly more than a mile from Brooklyn to Manhattan does not sound like an extraordinary feat of athleticism until you close your eyes and imagine the desperate conditions under which one brave firefighter did it last Sept. 11.
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In Tribute Race for a Firefighter, A Firefighter Wins |
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Written by New York Times
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Monday, 08 September 2003 19:00 |
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Dan McKay, a firefighter, led a road race yesterday through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in honor of Stephen Siller, a Brooklyn firefighter who died in the attack on the World Trade Center after running through the tunnel. His comrades held flags during the race, which Firefighter Mckay won.
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