Paul J. DeMaria/Merrick Fire DepartmentA family's grief

Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:00 am

Ronnie Gies was a Merrick volunteer and New York City firefighter who died at the World Trade Center. Earlier in the day this past Saturday, Tommy Gies had the honor of throwing out the first ball at the Mets game at Shea Stadium.

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