Sunday, September 10, 2006
So none of the 2,996 are forgotten I want to share yet another one of our 9/11 heros...
Timothy Matthew Welty
Timothy Matthew Welty, 34, FDNY, Squad 288… Tim was one of the 340 firefighters from 75 firehouses that earned their wings that horrible day not so long ago. But he was more then just a hero that gave all of himself, he was a son, a husband and a father. I read he was strong, intelligent, patient and full of life. He skied, he sky-dived, parachuted, rode motorcycles, played hockey and volleyball – an all-around athlete. Tim was on the City Fire Department Volleyball Team and traveled the world playing. He was on a hockey team and between periods was teaching his son Jake, now 9, to play. His mother still takes him to the park where his dad skated. Sadly his daughter, Julia, now 5, will not remember her father directly but he will live on for her in the stories and memories of those that do remember him. He’s left behind a legacy of life and love. His mom has some of that legacy in a tangible form – he had recently started a construction company. He renovated his mother's house, gutting it and adding skylights, new molding and handmade parquet floors. "My son rebuilt my home in Flushing," she says. "We miss him each and every day."
From some of the tribute sites I found messages left by his mom last year – you can feel the love and loss in her words -
Timmy, you were always a ray of sunshine, your smile lit up my life. It is four years later, and we miss you desperately, love you intensely and hold you forever in our hearts. Mom
It has been four years since you disappeared inside that towering inferno. It still does not seem possible the world could go on without you, your smile, your energy and your love. We miss you and love you and keep you forever in our hearts. Love, Mom
The Welty’s lost a son, a husband and a father. Squad 288 lost Tim and 5 others, FDNY lost 340 total – the world lost sooo much more.
Information gathered from –
http://www.legacy.com/Sept11.asp?Page=TributeStory&PersonId=146596
http://www.9-11heroes.us/v/Timothy_Welty.php
http://cf.newsday.com/911/victimsearch.cfm?id=686
http://www.nriinternet.com/Section4HistoryNRI/After%20Sep11/070104/GrandMAinRally.htm
