Photo Courtesy of Tunnel to Towers
NYPD Police Officer Dave Guevara and his wife Lakisha Guevara
By Forum Staff
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation recently announced that it has paid off the mortgages on the homes of 14 New York and New Jersey first responders.
The foundation paid, in full, the mortgages on the homes of:
- 7 NYPD Officers
- 4 FDNY Firefighters
- 2 New Jersey Police Officers
- 1 Federal Corrections Senior Officer Specialist
Nine of the families receiving mortgage payoffs today lost their loved ones to Sept. 11-related cancers and other illnesses.
The Carney family
Photo Courtesy of Tunnel to Towers
NYPD Police Officer Dave Guevara passed away from Sept. 11- related cancer on April 7, 2017. He served with the NYPD for 23 years. He left behind his wife Lakisha, and their three children.
“As newlyweds, purchasing our first home gave us the ability to create lasting memories for ourselves and our children. It not only offered a sense of stability but a place where we would grow together. My family and I are forever grateful to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation to allow us to focus on healing rather than the financial burden of mortgage payments,” said Lakisha Guevara.
For Jennifer Carney, widow of City Firefighter Christopher Carney, who passed away this August of job-related cancer, the Tunnel to Towers support is bittersweet.
“I feel truly blessed to have this gift, although I wish it was under different circumstances. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has done amazing things for families and I am proud to now be a part of that family. We miss our hero every day and wish he could be here with us. Having our mortgage paid off is an indescribable feeling. It allows me to focus on my children and their needs as well as my own. It’s a blessing that I know my husband would be very appreciative of,” said Jennifer Carney.
