“He gave his life, and that was unheard of in the Parks Department,” said Denise Leahy Henick, 57. “We feel there should be proper recognition for that sacrifice, so that my father is not forgotten…
Leahy, a 38-year-old father of three, was two miles away from the World Trade Center when he witnessed the first plane explode into the north tower. He and his partner left the safety of their Greenwich Village beat to race downtown.
They never heard from him again. Leahy, last seen climbing the smoky stairs of the north tower with an armload of oxygen tanks for the firefighters above, died in the building’s collapse.said at the timeThree generations of Leahys have devoted their lives to New York City’s public service. But while the NYPD has honored James in countless solemn observances, the Parks Department has neglected the memory of his father Arthur, a security guard murdered in the line of duty in 1975.
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