Annual 9/11 Ceremony in Rye to Honor Fallen Heroes

Rye will hold its annual September 11th commemoration ceremony on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 5:30pm at the Locust Avenue firehouse:

City of Rye September 11th Commemoration Ceremony

Blessing Reverend Andrea Raynor Fire Department Chaplain

Opening Remarks Mayor Josh Cohn

Invited Guests
Congressman George Latimer State Senator Shelley Mayer State Assemblyman Steven Otis County Executive Ken Jenkins
County Legislator Catherine Parker

Moment of silence

Reflection and the Reading of Names
Captain Clyde Pitts
Fire Department Captain
▪ Thomas Crotty
▪ Benjamin Fisher
▪ Yugi Goya
▪ W. Ward Haynes
▪ Takashi Kinoshita
▪ Gary E. Koecheler
▪ Teddy Maloney
▪ Francis N. McGuinn
▪ Robert McLaughlin, Jr.
▪ Christopher D. Mello
▪ George W. Morell
▪ Kevin Nolan*
▪ Sean Gordon O’Neill
▪ Thomas A. Palazzo
▪ Michael J. Simon
▪ Allen V. Upton
God Bless America Robin Latimer

*Passed more recently due to 9-11 related health impacts.