Eugene M. Whelan (1969-2001) died on September 11, 2001, during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Eugene was the ninth of 10 children and was determined to be a firefighter from the time he was 10 years old. He accomplished his dream in 1995 and was stationed at Engine Company 230 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He lived on Beach 37th Street in Edgemere and was a parishioner at St. Gertrude’s Church.