Medical Examiner IDs FDNY Lieutenant from 9/11 Remains
Source: WNBC (NBC 4 New York)
The city medical examiner's office said Friday it had identified remains recovered from ground zero as those of an FDNY lieutenant, a monumental development for the still-grieving family of the Staten Island native.
The office identified the victim of the Sept. 11 attacks as Jeffrey Walz, who worked with Ladder 9 in the East Village, and was promoted to lieutenant after his death at age 37.
"For my family, for my parents, for my brother, for his wife and his son, I take it as a sign that he's OK," said Karen Ciaccio, Walz's sister.
"'I'm OK. I'm OK. I'm here with you.' That's how I look at it."
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The Staten Island Advance published an obituary of Walz on October 2, 2001.
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Rest in peace, Lieutenant Walz!
