Philip Petti, 43, lieutenant, 'amazing man of
honor, compassion and love' Date of Death 9/11/2001 Friday, 10/05/2001
Philip S. Petti, 43, of Midland Beach, a lieutenant with Ladder
12 of Battalion 7 in Manhattan, remains among the more than 300
firefighters missing after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade
Center. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Great Kills in 1984, and
settled in Midland Beach in 1987. Mr. Petti joined the New York
Fire Department in 1984. He was first assigned to Ladder 9 in
Manhattan. After several years, he transferred toLadder 85 in
Westerleigh, before being assigned to Ladder 148 in Brooklyn,
where he was promoted to lieutenant. He was recently assigned
to Ladder 12. "He was an amazing man of honor, compassion and
love," said his wife, the former Eileen R. Alford. "Phil is now
a guardian angel to all who need him since Sept. 11, 2001." Mr.
Petti enjoyed playing ice hockey in various FDNY leagues. A devoted
husband and father, Mr. Petti was a parishioner at St. Margaret
Mary's R.C. Church, Midland Beach, and coached CYO baseball and
soccer at its school. "Everybody loves him," his wife said. "Phil
was a great guy who enjoyed a humble, easygoing life. A son, brother,
husband, son- and brother-in-law, father, godfather, uncle, cousin,
fireman, friend, neighbor, coach, volunteer and hero -- we all
knew the same good person. We all enjoyed his smile, and we all
know that he is with God and forever in our hearts." In addition
to his wife, Eileen, his family includes his son, Philip; his
daughter, Lauren; his parents, Antimo and Catherine; a brother,
Thomas, and two sisters, Adrian Foran and Jacqueline Butt. Mr.
Petti will be memorialized with a mass at 2 p.m. on Sunday in
St. Margaret Mary's Church.
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