Local 4 NJ Volunteers Build Union County September 11th Memorial

Faced with a $35,000 funding shortfall, Union County, New Jersey appealed to Local 4 NJ for help in memorializing 60 county residents who perished on September 11, 2001. Local 4 Business Manager Gerald Della Salla responded by dispatching 13 apprentices and journeymen. Local 4 volunteers, top right, erected a retaining wall and cut and laid more than 3,800 square feet of pavers in less than half the projected time. Pictured right, the project used interlocking pavers forming a commemorative ribbon, a replica of the Statue of Liberty’s torch, and structural iron remnants from the World Trade Center.

In a letter to BAC President John J. Flynn, the Chairman of the Union County September 11th Memorial Committee, said

“The County owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to BAC Local #4 Morristown, NJ. BAC Local #4 came through with volunteer labor to erect the retaining wall in less than 1 week, which was estimated to take over 2 weeks…Mr. Gerald Della Salla, the business manager for BAC Local #4, was extremely cooperative and came through every time we needed his assistance…The gentlemen that worked at the site, Michael Bailey, Willie Brooks, Larry Johnson, Julio Martinez, Darris Robinson, William Sverada, Leroy Wilson, Joe Bellenmoe, Carlos Crispin, Mike Johnson, Nicholas Mincene, Anvi Rustemovski and Larry Trongone, are exceptionally talented and were truly honored to be part of such a sacred project…”