Today, in addition to attending the 9/11 Memorial Event from City of Everett, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Madeline Amy Sweeney Ceremony at the State House. The ceremony honored victims and families of the Sept. 11th attacks including the family of Madeline ”Amy” Sweeney. It also presents the Sweeney Civilian Bravery Award. The Sweeney Civilian Bravery Award is given to any civilian who performs an act of true heroism. This years recipients were Everett DPW workers Jesse Winocour and Jason Papa. On July 3, 2024, the two drove by a building with smoke coming out and quickly realized there were people stuck inside. The pair helped bring 14 people to safety and alerted Everett Fire Department of where the remaining person was. They risked their lives to help others. I am eternally grateful for their actions and to have them in the Everett community. They are certainly heroes.
Thank you to
Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll for helping put on this ceremony and honoring our heroes and the memories of the victims of 9/11. Thank you also to Bob Sweeney of the
Boston Bruins Foundation and former Mayor
Marty Walsh for sharing their thoughts and reminding us of who we were as a nation on September 12, 2001. The biggest thank you of all to the Sweeney family and all the other families of September 11 victims for sharing their loved ones’ legacies and memories with us.
Amy Sweeney was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11 who took action amidst the chaos, giving ground crews and law enforcement critical information about the situation and terrorists, before ultimately colliding with a tower. Amy’s actions saved further lives from being lost and helped law enforcement understand what was happening. Her legacy and memory endures through her family and her heroic actions.
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