Steven Coakley Memorial Scholarship
About Steven
About the Scholarship
Scholarship Description
Selection Criteria
Award Amount
Application Information
The Firefighter
Steven Coakley Foundation Website
About Steven
Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 26, 2001.
Steven Coakley, a firefighter
with Engine Company 217 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, had just finished a
full shift and was preparing to leave the station house when the alarm rang
on Sept. 11.
Working long hours was not unusual for him. Mr. Coakley, 36, would often
work back-to-back shifts for two weeks so that he could spend the rest of
the month either boating or at his house in Madeira Beach, Fla., near St.
Petersburg. He liked life in Florida so much that he planned to retire and
live there full time. "He had just a few years to go," said Linda New, who
had been dating Mr. Coakley for about a year. "He used to say, '41 and
done.'"
He cherished his time off, but being a firefighter was also a passion.
"He liked working at the firehouse in Bed-Stuy," Ms. New said. "It was an A
house, with a lot of action."
Ms. New said Mr. Coakley never talked much about the dangerous parts of his
job, but would tell stories about the lighter aspects. "He delivered five
babies," she said. "Two to the same mother, but at different times."
A man who did not waste words, Mr. Coakley worked hard and played hard.
"Steve was really pretty young," said John Kauzlarich, a friend in Florida.
"It wasn't easy to keep up with him." |
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The
Scholarship
Scholarship
Description:
The Firefighter Steven Coakley Memorial Scholarship is
established by
Kara Walker in memory of her brother. Steven Coakley was a
New
York fireman at Engine 217 in Brooklyn who heroically laid
down his life
on September 11, 2001 to help others escape the World Trade
Center.
This scholarship is funded by the F. F. Steven Coakley
Foundation, a
non-profit organization created in his memory. So we will
“never forget.”
Selection Criteria:
The scholarship is open to all entering freshman students
enrolling in the Fire
Safety Engineering Technology four – year program.
The scholarship is renewable as long as the student remains
on good
academic standing.
Award
Amount:
$1,000.00
per year for a four – year degree.
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Steven Coakley Scholarship Page
