# A daughter's tribute at the 25th anniversary of 9/11

> Twenty-five years on, a firefighter's daughter spoke about losing her father, and then her grandfather to the dust.
- Title: A daughter's tribute at the 25th anniversary of 9/11
- Summary: Twenty-five years on, a firefighter's daughter spoke about losing her father, and then her grandfather to the dust. For many families, 9/11 is still taking…
- Keywords: 9/11, fdny, memorial, toxic dust, new york, news, local, daughter's, tribute, 25th, anniversary, Valleynewslive
- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/09/11/finally-together-again-daughter-honors-fdny-father-who-died-911-grandfather-who-died-related-illness
- Published: 2026-09-11T17:24:30.512+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: 9/11, fdny, memorial, toxic dust, new york, news, local
## Twenty-five years on
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead, and everything that followed.
## The rituals of remembering
Flags flown, moments of silence, vigils, and the long reading of victims' names carried the milestone.
## A firefighter's daughter speaks
The daughter of FDNY Lt. John P. Napolitano honored her father at a remembrance event. She said she had also recently lost her grandfather to a 9/11-related illness.
## Finally together again
She told the crowd she takes comfort in the thought of the two men reunited, and in being one of Napolitano's girls.

> I find peace knowing that they're finally together again.
## He lives on in them
Her family still tells his stories and laughs with him, she said, every single day.

> There's not a day that goes by that we don't think of you, tell stories about you, and laugh with you.
## The dust is still killing
A new ground zero tribute honors people who breathed the toxic cloud from the towers' collapse and later died of cancer and other illnesses. Nobody knows the full count.
## Key takeaway

For many families, 9/11 is still taking people, decades after the towers fell.