On a cold but heart warming 30 degree day, the 9-11 Seaford H.S. Memorial was
dedicated on November 23. Congressman Peter King was the keynote speaker and he read a
letter from President George Bush. A letter from Mayor Guiliani was also read. The
Governor sent a representative to present a flag that was previously flown over Ground
Zero. Attendance was counted at about 1,000 community people along with firefighters and
policeman. There was a helicopter fly over by the Nassau County police. A reception in the
cafeteria followed the dedication.
Even the back gate of the rear parking lot was opened so
people could use Keily Drive. Seaman's Neck Road was shut down and auxiliary police
directed traffic.
LOCATION OF THE MEMORIAL
The Memorial is located to the left of the front doors of the H.S. It
takes up the entire area and connects the front door walkway with the long sidewalk that
runs from Seaman's Neck Rd. to the first side entrance of the school.
9-11 MEMORIAL BRICKS
There is enough room for over 3,000 bricks. The bricks are $75 each and up to three lines of text can be inscribed
into the brick with 14 letters/spaces per line. Your brick order can still be taken. Mail
your $75 check and up to 3 lines of verbiage to:
9-11 SHS Memorial Fund
PO Box # 2425
Seaford, NY 11783
All additional brick revenues will be allocated
to school scholarships that will be dispersed each year.
DESCRIPTION OF MEMORIAL SETTING
The bronze disk in the center has a Viking ship with five oars. The five oars have
the initials of the five deceased Seaford Alumni. The five scrolls (covered by green
velour in the photo above) have biographies of the men written by their parents.
THE 9-11 COMMITTEE:
The 9-11 SHS Memorial Committee was established by former principals Ray Buckley
and Patrick Gallagher, along with family and community members after Sept. 11th. The goal
of the committee was to raise funds for an outdoor memorial and 5 Patriot awards to be
given at graduations to honor the five Seaford alumni who perished in the WT. on Sept. 11,
2001. The committee has already awarded five $3,000 scholarships at the 2002 graduation
event.
The FIVE ALUMNI:
Tommy Haskel '82 (FDNY), Timmy Haskel '85 (FDNY), John Perry '82 (NYPD), Robert
Sliwak '77 (Cantor-Fitzg.) and Michael Wittenstein '85 (Cantor-Fitzg.).
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Your questions/comments about the memorial can be directed to Lynda Schachner at lschachn@optonline.net
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