NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Stephen Siller Tunnel 2 Towers Foundation announced Monday that it will pay off the mortgage for the family of FDNY firefighter William Tolley, who died after falling off a building while battling a fire in Queens.
Tolley’s wife Marie and 8-year-old daughter Isabella held each other and thanked fellow firefighters and the foundation for making their time of grief a little easier, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported.
Isabella wore her father’s FDNY badge as her mother fought back tears.
“We just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” Marie Tolley said. “To the firefighters here who worked with Billy and everyone in the fire department that’s been with us every second.”
This is the 12th mortgage the foundation has paid off for families of a first responder who died in the line of duty. They rely entirely on individual donations, WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reported.
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