In Memory of Joseph G. Hunter

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Just saw on tv that Joe has become the first recipient of the Certificate of Irish Heritage. I never met you but so so proud of you, Joe. Rest In Peace.

*** Posted by Kev on 2011-09-20 ***

Watched 1990 family reunion a couple of weeks ago and laughed at all us cousins trying to do the SEIGE OF VENICE wished I had gotten to know you better,you are in our thoughts all the time,never will be forgotten!

*** Posted by christina gannon on 2011-09-14 ***

I never met you but I will always remember what you gave on that day ten years ago. God Bless you and your Family.

*** Posted by Joe Hunter on 2011-09-11 ***

heard the rte documentary recently about joe hunter and how much his folks miss him.dont no why but I became very emotional listening to them speak,not usually my style,but I began to realize that he was a very special person not just to his folks but to all that knew him and by the end of the radio programme I felt that some how I had met this brave soul and that in some way he is still bringing good to those close to him.i am not a religious person at all but do believe that his good work on this earth will not be forgotten and that wherever joe is right now he is still doing good.to his folks I would just like to say you that you are a great inspiration and it was a real pleasure to listen to you tell the wonderful story of your sons life.take care and good luck for the future,shay delaney dublin ireland.

*** Posted by shay delaney on 2011-09-07 ***

Will be thinking of you and your family on the 11th. Rest in peace.

*** Posted by Liam, Dublin on 2011-09-02 ***

In honor of the selfless acts of courage by ordinary people who sacrificed themselves for our freedom so many years ago.

*** Posted by Debbie Pettit Engine Co. #5 West Hempstead NY on 2011-09-01 ***

A very moving documentary from RTE about Joe Hunter can be heard at

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-still-waiting-for-joe-9-11-new-york.html

*** Posted by Ken on 2011-08-28 ***

Never met brave Joe, will always be remembered.
73 College Park Dunshaughlin County Meath IRELAND

*** Posted by Mike Noel Shevlin on 2011-08-27 ***

Just heard Josephs parents speak on a documentary programme on RTE radio, Ireland.  What an inspirational couple. You must be very proud Joe!

*** Posted by Ray from Dublin on 2011-08-27 ***

Still Waiting for Joe
There are places on this planet that emit strange and unexplainable energies. One such is a sacred site known as Maumean, high in the mountains of Connemara.

This has long been a place of pilgrimage. It contains a Mass rock, a holy well and crudely fashioned Stations of the Cross.

These are located beside an old path that meanders up to the pass in the Maamturk Mountains. Along this route refugees from hunger trailed their desperation in the time of the Great Famine. Hungry grass is still said to grow here on the slopes of Maumean. Pilgrims claim to see shadows move amongst the lichen stained stones. It is a place of ghosts.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-still-waiting-for-joe-9-11-new-york.html

*** Posted by Kevin Hourican on 2011-08-26 ***

Rest in peace. You were so brave. God bless you.

*** Posted by Anonymous on 2010-09-25 ***

I remember seeing you almost every time that my grandfather would take me down to the firehouse. Almost everyone knew someone who passed that day, and sadly it was you. My grandparents and I, and the rest of the department, were saddened by the loss, but you will forever live on inside us all.

*** Posted by Vincent LaPonte on 2010-09-21 ***

I saw you on "102 Minutes" yesterday, and you looked so brave. You were looking up at the twin towers, and I can't imagine what you must have been thinking. Another year has now passed, and we remember once again. I mention you every year in my teaching, and I show my students your picture. God bless you, Joe!

*** Posted by Geraldine Joyce (his cousin in Surrey, England) on 2010-09-12 ***

I don't know Joe personally but he is a relative of my best friend. r.i.p. Joe; 9/11/10

*** Posted by Sophia Tallarine on 2010-09-11 ***

My name is Geremy Milner and I'm a firefighter in Golden, CO (Fairmount Fire Department). The date is 9-11-10 and this morning I completed a 110 story stair climb at the Quest Building in Denver in honor of the heroes of that awful day. Joe is the particular firefighter that I climbed for today, in his honor. As I climbed I wore a picture of Joe around my neck and looked down at it numerous times, remembering him. If Joe's parents happen to see this post I would just like to tell them that Joe hasn't been forgotten and he NEVER will be. God bless you guys and thanks Joe, for your unselfish efforts on that day.

*** Posted by Geremy Milner on 2010-09-11 ***

You're still and always in our thoughts. We miss you.

*** Posted by the Heath family on 2010-08-14 ***

I never got to meet Joe Hunter, but we will always keep him in our hearts.

*** Posted by the son of a member of the fire department on 2010-07-01 ***

I am a TSA Explosive Detection Canine Handler who will graduate on 04/16/2010 from Lackland Air Force Base. The TSA Canine that I certified with and will be the handler of for the remainder of his life/carrier is named HHunter. Named by the US Government in memory of Joseph Hunter. If anyone, family or friend, would like pictures of HHunter or would like to keep in touch with me and the progress of HHunter, you may contact me at hans (dot) phifer (at) dhs (dot) gov.

*** Posted by Hans Phifer on 2010-04-13 ***

You looked very calm and brave in the video shown during most of the 9/11 documentaries that were on television. I never realized it was you until recently. You carried yourself very well under very perilous conditions. Your courage was captured for the world to see. It's a great honor to call you a family member. You are a great Irishman.

*** Posted by Maamturk on 2010-02-27 ***

Joe was a great kid and a grew to be a great man. I lived directly across the street from Joe all his life. I watched him play fireman when he was little and was so proud of him when he got his dream. He was a brave and wonderful man who will forever be remembered as the hero that he was. His family was one of the most important in my life growing up. I still consider them all my family. Tragedy hit the Hunter family years early with their first born, daughter Margaret, and I was so lucky to have had to chance to know both Margaret and Joseph as well as the rest of the family. Joe is missed so much in South Hempstead and by all who ever met him. The Fire Department was his life and love for so long that it is only fitting that he would be taken from us doing what he loved to do and saving so many lives. He is a true hero and will never be forgotten. I look forward to seeing him again one day and telling him myself how proud I was to know him and be his friend.

*** Posted by LAURA LYNN ALBARANO on 2009-09-13 ***

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