9/11/2001

September 2026 Valley Stream Historical Society

9/11 Exhibit

Curated by Joseph Coen

This page is dedicated to the 44 Streamers, past and present, who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

If you'd like to honor one of these folks with a tribute or personal account from this tragic time, please contact the historical society at: vshistorical@gmail.com

You needn't be a professional writer or wordsmith to contribute to this page! Words from the heart are what counts.

September 8, 2016 (Valley Stream Herald)

Valley Stream Residents (31)

Carl Asaro

Robert Crawford

Kevin Crotty

Joan Cullinan

Manuel DaMota

Lee Fehling

Edward F. Geraghty

Vincent F. Giammona

Michael Hannan

Michael Helmut Haub

Brian Hickey

Paul Jurgens

Joseph Kelly

Ronald Kloepfer

Amarnauth Lachhman

Vita Marino

Peter Martin

Rudy Mastrocinque

Craig Montano

Michele Nelson

Orio J. Palmer 

Obdulio Ruiz-Diaz

John Sammartino

Mark Schwartz

Bruce E. Simmons

Lawrence T. Stack

Richard H. Stewart

Walwyn Stuart Jr.

Madeline Todd Sweeney

Garo Voskerijian

Raymond R. York Jr.

Central High School Graduates (8)

John DiGiovanni (1965)*

Robert J. Caufield (1970)

Andrew K. Friedman (1975)

Glenn Thompson (1975)

Thomas A. Hobbs (1978)

Joseph Zaccoli (1980)

Christine Ade (1985)**

Thomas E. Jurgens (1993)

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*WTC bombing on 2/26/1993

**WTC-related illness on 2/2/2011

North High School Graduates (4)

Bruce Boehm (1970)

James A. Haran (1978)

Adam K. Ruhalter (1978)

Scott D. Bart (1991)

South High School Graduates (3)

Jeffrey Grant Goldflam (1971)

Andrew Rosenblum (1974)

Joni Cesta (1981)

Jeff Konzet, a U.S. Customs Service supervisor (now retired), has vivid memories of September 11, 2001. He was working at 6 World Trade Center that morning, where he was participating in a three-day seminar when the planes struck the World Trade Center towers. In the aftermath of the attacks, Konzet chronicled his experiences in an email to his close and extended family, providing a firsthand account of the events of that fateful and tragic day. Click here to read his email.

Walwyn Stuart

Port Authority police officer Walwyn Stuart of Valley Stream saved hundreds of passengers from the World Trade Center PATH train station on Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty-five years later, he is being honored at a new memorial at Ground Zero. To continue reading the Valley Stream Herald's 09/04/2026 article, click here.

Edward F. Geraghty & Thomas P. DeAngleis

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Maureen Geraghty, who grew up in Valley Stream, shared the story of her family’s profound loss and the extraordinary love that emerged from the darkness. She lost her brother, Edward F. Geraghty, battalion chief, FDNY. Battalion 9. She also lost her brother-in-law, Thomas P. DeAngleis, battalion chief, FDNY. Battalion 8. The Geraghty's lived on Oliver Street

Maureen's story was sponsored by the New Vision Center for Spiritual Healing. New Vision is part of Centers for Spiritual Living™, a global community comprised of more than 400 spiritual communities, teaching chapters, study groups and other ministries in 30 countries. These communities teach a New Thought philosophy that brings religion and science together and offers spiritual tools to transform personal lives and help make the world a better place. You can listen to Maureen's moving and heart-wrenching recount of the day after 9/11 on the link below. 

"Through story, music, reflection, and healing, we’ll remember what brought us together—and discover what 9/12, the day after, still has to teach us."

The Choice on 9/12 - A Healing Experience