The IBEW lost 21 members at the World Trade Center. (4) IBEW 1212 members & (17) Brothers from IBEW Local Union 3.
We remember our IBEW Brothers who gave their lives on September 11, 2001.
The (4) Brothers of Local 1212 were Gerard Coppola of WNET-TV, Steven Jacobson of WPIX-TV, Robert Pattison and Isaias Rivera, both of CBS.
1. Steven Jacobson became a member of IBEW 1212 in 1979.
Steven was an engineer for WPIX- TV and worked in a room on the 110th floor of 1 World Trade Center tending to the station’s transmitter on that fateful day. Steven was also present for the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Steven was 53.
2. Isaias Rivera became a member of IBEW 1212 in 1985.
As a technician, Isaias worked the 110th-floor television transmission center atop the north tower. He was a maintenance engineer at the CBS transmitter of One World Trade Center. He was employed by CBS for 30 years and was also present for 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He had been there on Feb. 26, 1993, when a bomb went off in the basement desperately trying to keep WCBS on the air. Isaias was 51 years old.
3. Gerard “Rod” Coppola of New Providence, died inside the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11 terrorists’ attacks. He worked on the 101st floor of One World Trade Center.
Gerard joined the local in 1985. Mr. Coppola was a broadcast engineer for WNET. He attended Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Gerard was 46.
4. Robert Edward Pattison, of New York City was employed by CBS. Robert was only a member of 1212 for a little over a year when 9/11 struck. Rob was on the 110th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower tending transmitters for WCBS-TV. Robert was 40 years old when he died.
Our Brothers of IBEW Local 3 that perished on 9/11 are listed here.
This veteran crew was working for Forest Electric on the 105th floor.
Robert Caufield, 49.
Harvey Hermer, 59.
Lester Marino, 58.
Jeffrey Shaw, 42.
Glenn Travers, Sr., 53.
Thomas Ashton, 21.
A telecommunications crew from Kleinknecht Electric.
Salvatore Fiumefreddo, 45,
Joseph Romagnolo, 37,
Kenneth White, 50.
On the 105th floor of the South Tower, Local 3 members
James Cartier, 26.
Ralph Licciardi, 30.
Charles Lucania, 35.
South Tower on the 90th floor,
Jose “Joe” Martinez, 50.
Joseph DiPilato, 57.
Steven Strauss, 51.
Michael Lowe, 48.
A 17th member from Local 3, Anthony Segarra, died November 28, 2001, from injuries sustained in the attack that were later identified as the cause of death.
Please keep these 21 men and their families in your prayers today as well as the families of all the victims.
God Bless the IBEW and God Bless America.