ME Identifies Manhattan Firefighter Killed In 9/11 Attacks

[hrmjustin]

More than 11 years after the September 11th terror attacks the remains of a city firefighter have been identified.
The city Medical Examiner's office says the remains of Lieutenant Jeffrey Walz, 37, were collected before May 2002 but retested and confirmed only recently.

He was killed when the World Trade Center's north tower collapsed.

Walz, who had been assigned to Ladder 9 in the East Village, was one of 343 members of the fire department killed in the attacks.

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[Jenoch]

1. Wow, this might help the family

deal with his loss. I describe it as closure because I don't believe 'closure' exists.

[hrmjustin]

2. I hope this heals them.

[Jenoch]

3. That's the thing.

I don't think information like this will heal them or give them closure. The only thing that really helps is time.

My big sister (13 years older than me) died from a brain aneurysm at age 45. She left a 23 year old daughter and a 10 year old boy. My brother raised the boy. My mother never got over her daughter's death. She lived for 14 more years, but it was with her every day.