Daniel Suhr
{{Short description|American firefighter, victim of the September 11 attacks}}
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| birth_name = Daniel Thomas Suhr
| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|8|21}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|09|11|1964|8|21}}
| death_place = World Trade Center, New York City, U.S.{{sfn|9/11 Commission|2004a|p=314}}
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| occupation = Firefighter
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| alma_mater = College of the Desert
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Daniel Thomas Suhr (August 21, 1964 – September 11, 2001){{cite web|url=https://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4780|title=
Daniel Thomas Suhr|publisher=National September 11 Memorial & Museum|accessdate=August 3, 2023}} was an American New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter who was killed when a victim falling from the South Tower landed on him during the September 11 attacks.{{Cite news |author=Gaskell |first=Stephanie |date=August 13, 2005 |title='Bodies came from the sky'; Anguished WTC heroes tell of haywire signals & last farewlls |work=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2005/08/13/bodies-came-from-the-sky-anguished-wtc-heroes-tell-of-haywire-signals-last-farewells/}} He was the first firefighter to be killed while responding to the attacks on the Twin Towers.{{Cite news |author=Peel |first=Corley |date=September 11, 2021 |title=Ponte Vedra Beach woman honors brother, New York firefighter who died on 9/11 |work=WJXT |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/09/11/ponte-vedra-beach-woman-honors-brother-new-york-firefighter-who-died-on-911/}}{{Cite news |author=Sharon |first=Keith |date=September 11, 2021 |title=Remembering Sept. 11: Nashville firefighters, police officers gather downtown and vow to never forget |work=The Tennessean |url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2021/09/11/firefighters-and-police-officers-remember-9-11-nashville/5771402001/}}{{Cite news |author=Jacobson |first=William A. |date=September 11, 2017 |title=9/11 – Remembering Firefighter Danny Suhr, killed by a falling body |work=Legal Insurrection |url=https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/09/911-remembering-firefighter-danny-suhr-killed-by-a-falling-body/}}
Biography
His father was a career firefighter, and his brother also became a firefighter. Suhr was a member of Engine Company 216. He grew up in Brooklyn, where he was the captain of both the baseball and football teams at James Madison High School. In 1983, he played a season of college football for the College of the Desert as a linebacker, during which he was named to the All-Foothill Conference team.{{cite news|last=Goolsby|first=Denise|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/09/10/palm-springs-area-football-team-carries-spirit-alumni-who-died-responding-9-11/2274778001/|title=College of the Desert football players 'carry the spirit' of alumni who died responding to 9/11|newspaper=The Desert Sun|date=September 11, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2024}}
He and his wife began dating when they were in grammar school. They lived in Rockaway Park, Queens.
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Before the Twin Towers collapsed, numerous people were witnessed jumping or falling from the upper floors of the burning towers, almost all from the North Tower. Three people were seen falling from the South Tower,{{cite journal |last= |year=2005 |title=Final Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation |url=https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/NCSTAR/ncstar1-5av1.pdf |journal=National Institute of Standards and Technology |page=86}} and one such victim collided with Suhr as he reported to the tower, crushing his skull and killing him. The 9/11 Commission wrote in its report that "The first FDNY fatality of the day occurred at approximately 9:30 when a civilian landed on and killed a fireman near the intersection of West and Liberty streets."{{Cite news |author=Goolsby |first=Denise |date=August 3, 2023 |title=College of the Desert football players 'carry the spirit' of alumni who died responding to 9/11 |work=The Desert Sun |url=https://eu.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/09/10/palm-springs-area-football-team-carries-spirit-alumni-who-died-responding-9-11/2274778001/}}
The South Shore High School football team‚ which Suhr helped to coach‚ dedicated its 2001 season to him.{{cite web|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/09/10/palm-springs-area-football-team-carries-spirit-alumni-who-died-responding-9-11/2274778001/|title=College of the Desert football players ‘carry the spirit’ of alumni who died responding to 9/11|first=Denise|last=Goolsby|newspaper=Desert Sun|date=2019-09-10|access-date=2025-04-19}}
At the National September 11 Memorial, Suhr is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-14, along with other first responders.
References
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Sources
- {{cite report |title=Final Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |date=July 22, 2004 |publisher=National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |access-date=August 15, 2021 |url=https://9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf |ref={{harvid|9/11 Commission|2004a}} |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816164111/https://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf |url-status=live }}
- Conlon, Paul (2021). Daniel Suhr: A Story of September 11th. ISBN 978-1736884607
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Category:College of the Desert Roadrunners football players
Category:New York City firefighters
Category:Terrorism deaths in New York (state)
Category:Emergency workers killed in the September 11 attacks