Prayer Card
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2023.69.129
Dimensions: 4.5 in X 2.75 in
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 6.985 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 6.985 cm
Source: John Feal
Credit Line: Gift of John Feal dedicated to those we lost and continue to lose
Description
Prayer card created in memory of Raymond J. Pfeifer (FDNY). The front of the card is a photograph of Pfeifer in his FDNY jacket. The back of the card includes printed text that reads: "In Loving Memory of | Raymond J. Pfeifer | February 6, 1958 - May 28, 2017" followed by the St. Florian Prayer for Firefighters.
Prayer card created in memory of Raymond J. Pfeifer (FDNY). The front of the card is a photograph of Pfeifer in his FDNY jacket. The back of the card includes printed text that reads: "In Loving Memory of | Raymond J. Pfeifer | February 6, 1958 - May 28, 2017" followed by the St. Florian Prayer for Firefighters.
Historical Notes
Ray Pfeifer was an FDNY firefighter from 1987-2014 and a first responder on 9/11. In 2009, he was diagnosed with renal carcinoma with metastases to bones, lungs, and brain as a result of exposure to toxins while working at Ground Zero. While battling his cancer, Pfeifer worked tirelessly with the FealGood Foundation to advocate for the permanent extension of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. He died in 2017 at the age of 59.
In July of 2019, President Donald J. Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially co-signed H.R. 1327 into law. It bore a more expansive title: the "Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund" Act.
Ray Pfeifer was an FDNY firefighter from 1987-2014 and a first responder on 9/11. In 2009, he was diagnosed with renal carcinoma with metastases to bones, lungs, and brain as a result of exposure to toxins while working at Ground Zero. While battling his cancer, Pfeifer worked tirelessly with the FealGood Foundation to advocate for the permanent extension of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. He died in 2017 at the age of 59.
In July of 2019, President Donald J. Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially co-signed H.R. 1327 into law. It bore a more expansive title: the "Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund" Act.
