Michael Haub Killed in September 11 Attack - Senior DeMolay Among Victims in World Trade Center Attack -

Brother Michael Haub, PMC of Nassau Chapter in New York, died in the terrorist attacks on New York City. Brother Haub, born June 13, 1967, in Hollis Queens, New York, and raised in Mineola New York by his mother Edda and father Helmut Haub. Michael married his wife Erika on May 9, 1998. They were blessed with two beautiful children Michael Andreas and Kiersten. He was a proud and loving husband who devoted his life to doing the best for his family, who referred to him as "Our Hero". He was a mentor to many of his friends' children, who cared for and loved him. As a German American he belonged to numerous German clubs and enjoyed sharing and teaching the heritage and language to his children. Brother Haub began his Fire fighting career with the Roslyn Highlanders Fire Company in 1988. He eventually ascended to the position of Captain. His passion for helping people led him to join the New York Fire Department, graduating from the academy in 1999. Brother Haub was appointed to the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) on August 8, 1999. Following 12 weeks of rigorous training at the Fire Academy, Probationary Firefighter Haub was assigned to Ladder Company 130 in the College Point section of Queens in November of 1999. As part of the FDNY's rotational training program, which exposes new firefighters to the unique challenges of working in different parts of the City, Brother Haub was transferred in January of 2001 to Ladder Company 4, located in the heart of New York's Times Square. Ladder 4 shares its quarters in the center of the Broadway theater district with Engine 54 and the 9th Battalion. The firehouse's motto, "Never Missed a Performance", is written in marquis type lettering on the trucks. Brother Haub was one of 17 firefighters and fire officers, some of who were just coming off duty and couldn't turn a deaf ear on their City's cry for help, who left the firehouse that morning for what would turn out to be their final alarm.

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