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Courtesy FDNY
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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen today
announced the death of Firefighter Gregg J. McLoughlin, age 39, of Engine
Company 302 in Queens.
McLoughlin, a 15-year veteran of the New York City
Fire Department suffered cardiac arrest this morning at his firehouse
located at 143-15 Rockaway Boulevard in Queens.
Firefighter McLoughlin was appointed to the Department on March 15, 1986,
shortly after receiving his B.S. Degree from SUNY Albany. After graduating
from the Department’s training academy he was assigned to Ladder 16 in
Manhattan. His brother Robert McLoughlin is also a New York City Firefighter
assigned to the 13th Division.
Photo By Peter Matthews
Ryan McLoughlin, 9, watches Monday as the body of his father Firefighter Gregg J. McLoughlin, is placed on FDNY Engine 302.
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Firefighter Gregg J. McLoughlin was a resident of Massapequa, Long Island. A
dedicated husband and father he is survived by his wife, Margaret and their
daughters, Jacqueline (13), Sydney (11), and their son Ryan (9). He is the
773rd member of the Department to die in the line of duty in the Department’
s 140-year history.
