{"id":105307,"date":"2021-11-24T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=105307"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T19:58:49","slug":"foundation-pays-off-mortgages-for-families-of-fallen-first-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/11\/24\/foundation-pays-off-mortgages-for-families-of-fallen-first-responders\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation pays off mortgages for families of fallen first responders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_104371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104371\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tory-Carlon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104371\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tory-Carlon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tory-Carlon.jpg 558w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tory-Carlon-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tory Carlon [Image via LACFD]<\/figcaption><\/figure>A New York-based foundation announced Wednesday it has paid off the mortgages of eight fallen first responders in California, including Los Angeles County Firefighter <strong>Tory Carlon<\/strong>, who was fatally shot by a colleague over a workplace dispute at an Agua Dulce fire station in June.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Tunnel to Towers Foundation<\/em>, paying off the mortgages means the first responders&#8217; families, &#8220;who are facing the holiday season without their loved one, will always have a place to call home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carlon&#8217;s wife, <strong>Heidi<\/strong>, said in a statement released by the foundation, &#8220;The emotion is so overwhelming and all that I can think of is how this would make my husband feel &#8230; knowing that this foundation is taking care of us. A thank you doesn&#8217;t even seem to come close to expressing our gratitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1647181567\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The eight California families are among 65 who will have their homes paid off between Thanksgiving and New Year&#8217;s Eve, according to the foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Among the California families benefiting are those of Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s Deputy <strong>Thomas Albanese<\/strong>, who died in February when his motorcycle was struck in Lakewood during an attempted traffic stop; Pomona police Officer <strong>Greggory Casillas<\/strong>, who was fatally shot in 2018; Riverside County sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. <strong>Harry Cohen<\/strong>, who died last year of an apparent heart attack while training with the agency&#8217;s canine unit; and San Diego police Officer <strong>David Sisto<\/strong>, who died from a medical emergency while on duty in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To know that the home that I shared with my amazing husband, a home we planned to retire in, a home that I feel safest in, is going to be mine without any financial worries means the world to me,&#8221; Cohen&#8217;s wife, <strong>Lisa,<\/strong> said in a statement. &#8220;That I will get to stay in this home, gives me and my daughter the most security, forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was created in honor of New York firefighter <strong>Stephen Siller<\/strong>, who died responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The foundation supports first responders, veterans and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation this year has already paid off 135 mortgages, with the additional 65 during the holiday season bringing the year&#8217;s total to 200, and the foundation&#8217;s 20-year total to 450.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year we saw the country come together to support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its mission,&#8221; foundation Chairman\/CEO Frank Siller said in a statement. &#8220;We saw people from all walks of life join us on this quest to support our nation&#8217;s first responders and military families, those heroes &#8212; who are willing to lay down their lives for you or me &#8212; every single day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York-based foundation announced Wednesday it has paid off the mortgages of eight fallen first responders in California, including Los Angeles County Firefighter Tory Carlon, who was fatally shot by a colleague over a workplace dispute at an Agua Dulce fire station in June. 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