A funeral is scheduled for Monday for retired FDNY captain Michael J. Lyons, who died March 29 of 9/11-related cancer.
He was 53 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, he spent most of his childhood in Ireland after his family moved there when he was 8 years old. He graduated from the National University of Ireland in Galway in 1990 with a BA in history and English, but returned to New York and became a New York firefighter in 1998.
He has been cited for numerous acts of heroism throughout his career, including a miraculous rescue at the World Trade Center site days after the September 11 attacks. He had served in Engine 228 Brooklyn. He has worked in Engine 59 Manhattan, Ladder 153 Queens and Ladder 148 Brooklyn. After rising through the ranks, Mike was assigned to Manhattan Ladder 30 and Bronx Division 15.
He retired as captain on January 12, 2019.
He leaves behind his children, Jillian and Aidan; his parents, Martin and Margaret; brothers Joseph (Siobhan); Patrick (Donna) and Martin (Aisling); ten nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly; aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends and his FDNY family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mike’s name may be made to the Ray Pfeifer Foundation at www.TheRPF.org
934 New York Ave, Huntington Station.
Funeral Mass is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. St. Elisabeth Church
181 Wolf Hill Road, Melville.
