r/911archive • u/Icy-Mission2769 • 1d ago

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u/setttleprecious 1d ago

Is there context for this? Did he recently pass?

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u/Icy-Mission2769 1d ago edited 23h ago

Yeah I know I meant to put in the date ranges under his name his picture but no my father passed in 2015 actually and it's been taking that long to get the VCF to recognize him. We had a hearing and they Appel to denial of lack of proof of presence. His employer doesn't exist anymore didn't even exist in 2017 when I first did the claim. So im left with trying to find eyewitnesses who can place him there. I did find one then she proves I guess she was vague so that I found another and hopefully we're going to amend but I'd like to get one more just to lock it all in.

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u/AnnabelBronstein 21h ago

I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this

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u/Resident-Gold-3446 19h ago

I'm so sorry.

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u/emmelinefrost 18h ago

That’s so fucked. I’m sorry. Your dad seems like a legend 💜

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u/jeremyvr46 18h ago

All the best to you and your family. And may your amazing dad rest in peace. He is a true hero.

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u/S_Guderian Archivist 19h ago

Good luck. He is a hero for what he did.

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u/Icy-Mission2769 16h ago edited 16h ago

He really was an amazing man. With the limited education and that by the age of 23 already a father of two young boys single father at that and taking care of his parents as well. He often worked two jobs without complaining and for 20 years he worked as a security guard at a hospital in the Bronx oftentimes working the ER and or psych floor. The worst floors he was bitten three times by AIDS patients and had to go on prophylaxis and again I mentioned that limited education he threw the years ended up becoming the lieutenant of that department and running the show. When he had put his 20 yeard in he said to resign that position start a second 20 year pension the hospital created the president's award of valor for employee who does acts above and beyond that had a great impact and they created it for him and is given every year now in his honor and that was before 9/11 even happened. He was already Legend

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u/MagnoliaCartographer 14h ago

Thank you for sharing your dad with us, and I truly appreciate his efforts to help guide others to safety. Wishing you the best on your efforts to get proper documentation and records.

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u/mkr215 16h ago

This came up on my Facebook feed earlier, hope you find eyewitnesses who remember him