Charles Margiotta A Living Tribute
 
 
Articles About Chuck
Chuck touched so many people, whether it was in the firehouse, on the football field, at his second home in the Adirondacks, or in his own living room. Consequently, there's been a great deal published about Chuck's life and how he'll be remembered. Here's a compilation of those articles.

If you know of an article or news story about Chuck that is not included here, please submit it to Mike Margiotta at mix28@aol.com to be uploaded.
 
  Jul 11, 2007
A HERO, A HUNTER, A FRIEND
A Hero, A Hunter, A Friend By Frank Somma The world and I both lost a great friend on September 11th 2001. Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Margiotta. Chuck is sorely missed by literally hundreds of people but during hunting season, none more than me. In 1985 Chuck introduced me to New Jersey deer... more
Bowhunter Big Game Special 2007 By Frank Somma
  Apr 14, 2007
Margiotta Winter loop ends with tripleheader tomorrow
TOUCH TACKLE Margiotta Winter loop ends with tripleheader tomorrow Saturday, April 14, 2007 ADVANCE STAFF REPORT STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Lt. Chuck Margiotta Winter Touch Tackle League comes to a close tomorrow with a tripleheader at the Father Capadanno Boulevard Turf field. In the 8:30 a.m.... more
Staff Writer
 
  Sep 12, 2006
Drawing Strength From Each Other
Drawing strength from each other Posted by the Ocean County Observer on 09/12/06 BY CHRIS LUNDY STAFF WRITER BRICK — The crowd of people circling the "Angel in Anguish" statue for a Sept. 11 remembrance service was solemn, but they drew strength from each other. As clouds crowded out the sun,... more
Chris Lundy
  Sep 10, 2006
Power of love makes us winners
Power of love makes us winners When the hijackers hit the Twin Towers they didn't know what they were getting into Sunday, September 10, 2006 By JAY PRICE STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Five years. Funny, it still seems rawer than that. Tomorrow will make five years since the hijackers drove the... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
 
  Jan 23, 2006
CHUCK MARGIOTTA LOOP
The Staten Island Advance TOUCH TACKLE BDM Brokers opens CHUCK MARGIOTTA LOOP with victory. Litrell picks off four passes, throws for TD and PAT in 15-10 win over Dannyboy's Tavern Monday, January 23, 2006 ADVANCE STAFF REPORT Randy Litrell picked off four passes, returning one 92... more
The Staten Island Advance
  Sep 12, 2005
Margiotta still at the game
Margiotta still at the game Monday, September 12, 2005 By JAY PRICE STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The dead fire lieutenant's father was a little wobbly going over the railing. Charlie Margiotta was plenty tough, as tough as he had to be, when he was playing for the old Clover... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
 
  Sep 11, 2005
Spirit of 9/11 sculpture
Spirit of 9/11 sculpture unveiled in Bloomfield The work, created by Gregory Perillo, hails the bond sports creates between parents, children Sunday, September 11, 2005 By HEIDI J. SHRAGER ADVANCE STAFF WRITER A steel and bronze sculpture that captures the bond formed through sports between... more
Heidi J Shrager / Staten I sland Advance
  Sep 10, 2005
9 / 11 FIRST RESPONDERS HONORED AT WHITE HOUSE
9/11 First Responders Honored at White House Island relatives witness Congressional Medal of Valor posthumously awarded to 442 people Saturday, September 10, 2005 By TERENCE J. KIVLAN ADVANCE WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- As Firefighter CHARLES MARGIOTTA of Meiers Corners approached the... more
Terence J Kivlan / Staten Island Advance - Washington Bureau
 
  Sep 12, 2004
At Ground Zero, A City Weeps
At Ground Zero, a city weeps Charles Margiotta, a recent stroke victim, courageously reads the name of his 'beautiful, beautiful son' Sunday, September 12, 2004 By HEIDI J. SHRAGER ADVANCE STAFF WRITER The worst part about the mild stroke and temporary speech loss that Charles V. Margiotta suffered... more
Heidi J. Shrager / Staten Island Advance
  Sep 11, 2004
Memories of Heroes Surround Our Lives
Sept. 11 changed everything, but also served to amplify all the good in local sports. September 11th is one of my first thoughts at least five days a week: There's that hole in the New York City skyline every morning I drive my wife to the ferry. Almost always, the hole comes with a memory, a... more
Jack Minogue / Staten Island Advance
 
  May 18, 2004
MARGIOTTA TOURNEY SCORES A GOAL
Frank Ruocco tells us that the LT. CHUCK MARGIOTTA Memorial Three-On-Three Basketball Tournament at the St. Rita's parish was a slam dunk. "CHUCK had some ideas about fixing up the gym and now we are trying to fulfill his vision," Ruocco related. The two-day tournament attracted over 100 players,... more
Danny Colvin / Staten Island Advance
  Feb 12, 2004
HIS SPIRIT LIVES ON
HIS SPIRIT LIVES ON Chuck Margiotta is no longer with us -- physically -- but his spirit continues to drive many. The fallen firefighter, one of hundreds of the Bravest's heroes who perished on September 11, 2001, was a fireman ... on and off the job. He put out figurative fires as St. Rita's basketball... more
SI Advance
 
  Sep 23, 2003
School Unveils WTC Memorial
School unveils WTC memorial Monsignor Farrell High School dedicates granite monument to 23 alumni and eight friends lost in disaster September 23, 2003 Like a postcard from a bygone era, a black granite memorial unveiled yesterday outside Monsignor Farrell High School offers a picture of the Manhattan... more
Diane O\'Donnell / Advance Staff Writer
  Sep 12, 2003
GOVERNOR GRIEVES WITH ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS
Pataki visits Rescue 5, which lost 11 members at World Trade Center September 12, 2003 One photo depicted a man atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Another man was shown relaxing in a fireboat. Others were captured cradling a baby or posing with their wives. All seemed to be enjoying happy times.... more
Robert Gavin / Advance Albany Bureau
 
  Sep 12, 2003
A DAY OF HEALING
On Island, a day for healing and reflecting Thousands, including students, observe 9/11 anniversary in varied ways September 12, 2003 For thousands on Staten Island, the second anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, was a day of reflection and healing. HE WAS MOVIE STUNTMAN In New Dorp, LT. CHARLES... more
Tim Gray / Advance Staff Writer
  Apr 14, 2003
Black Dog Wins MARGIOTTA Title
Monday, April 14, 2003 ADVANCE STAFF REPORT Keith Lotito hit Frank Mule with a 25-yard, two-point conversion with just over one minute remaining as Black Dog Grill topped Infinity Trucking 23-22 for the LT. CHUCK MARGIOTTA MEMORIAL WINTER TOUCH TACKLE LEAGUE championship at Port Richmond High... more
Staten Island Advance
 
  Mar 13, 2003
MARGIOTTA SOCCER BASH
MARGIOTTA SOCCER BASH As if we all didn't know already what a great guy CHUCK MARGIOTTA was and how loved he was, here's some more evidence. Did you see how many kids, adults, etc. were involved in that first Lt. Charles "Chuck" Margiotta Memorial Soccer Tournament held by the St. Rita's Association... more
Julie Summers / Advance Staff
  Mar 04, 2003
LEAGUE HONORS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS
League honors fallen firefighters Basketball loop now bears the names of MIKE FIORE and CHUCK MARGIOTTA Tuesday, March 04, 2003 Denis Driscoll (you probably know him best from these pages as the Notre Dame Academy junior varsity basketball coach but in real life he was a firefighter for lo,... more
Julie Summers / Staten Island Advance Staff
 
  Jan 18, 2003
Lt. Chuck Margiotta Memorial Winter Touch Tackle League
TOUCH TACKLE The league, named after fallen firefighter CHUCK MARGIOTTA, has expanded to 26 teams from 18 Saturday, January 18, 2003 ADVANCE STAFF REPORT TOUCH TACKLE Just like the memory of the man the league is named after, the LT. CHUCK MARGIOTTA MEMORIAL WINTER TOUCH TACKLE LEAGUE continues... more
Staten Island Advance
  Nov 26, 2002
Street Name Change / Memorial Game
NAME CHANGE Mike Margiotta tells us that his 9/11 hero brother is about to be honored again when Ingram Avenue from Victory Blvd. to Purdy Avenue, over in Meiers Corners, will be renamed and unveiled as LT. CHUCK MARGIOTTA WAY. (Margiottas, as you may know, have lived on that block, well, just about... more
Julie Summers / Staten Island Advance
 
  Oct 13, 2002
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALUTES 356 HEROES
Fire Department salutes 356 heroes The ceremony, swelled by Sept. 11 tragedy, lauds FDNY personnel who died over the last 2 years Sunday, October 13, 2002 By RYAN LILLIS STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE It should rain on a day like this, when thousands upon thousands of pairs of black boots march... more
Ryan Lillis / Staten Island Advance
  Oct 10, 2002
FUN AND TRIBUTE
Fun and tribute We hear that the LT. CHUCK MARGIOTTA softball picnic the other week at Manresa Park in New Dorp was a bit of a stitch, as anything that's for fun and that used to be called the annual Pound Puppy game would be. Here's the story. According to firefighter Anthony Cittadini, many... more
JULIE SUMMERS / Staten Island Advance
 
  Sep 30, 2002
Chance Meeting
Inside Out Monday, September 30, 2002 Steven Scalici's job as a traffic engineer took him to Cleveland on Sept. 8 to observe just how the Cleveland Browns football team manages their crowds. The idea was that by observing their strategies, he could help figure out how the New York Jets can better... more
Staten Island Advance
  Sep 12, 2002
ONE YEAR AFTER
One year after By Anna Stubblefield Herald Staff Writer Tolerance, faith and understanding resounded across Brown's campus Wednesday. President Ruth Simmons' speech outside Manning Chapel urged students to defy indifference. DELTA TAU FRATERNITY MEMBERS gathered to remember their fallen brothers.... more
Anna Stubblefield / Brown Daily Herald
 
  Sep 09, 2002
FIREFIGHTER NEVER CAME BACK
Firefighter never came back Off-duty friend wanted to help save some lives By Mike Holtzclaw Daily Press September 9, 2002 Barbara Michlik-Bahr was there the night they met - her friend Norma and the handsome New York City firefighter who swept her off her feet. That was almost 20 years ago,... more
Mike Holtzclaw / Newport News-Daily Press
  Sep 07, 2002
Leaving His Mark
By Eddie West Staff Writer (In September of last year the Courier published an article concerning New York City Fireman Lieutenant CHARLES "CHUCK" MARGIOTTA who was reported missing in the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. MARGIOTTA, a relative of Phillip and Cynthia Neilson of the... more
Ed West / Cartharge Courier
 
  Sep 01, 2002
LOVE ALWAYS / Letters from 911
Dear Chuck, The little things we shared EVERY day are the things we miss the most: - The excited glance to the sideline your children would give you during a game. - The way you drove Mom crazy every day by taking pretzel rods from her jar and getting crumbs on the floor. - The calls... more
Staten Island Advance
  Aug 22, 2002
UNCLE TRIBUTE
His grandfather Charlie Margiotta tells us, "It was a calling, like something hit him." That's the only way he can explain it. But Michael Margiotta, he of Monsignor Farrell HS (two-time Advance All Star, CHSFL All-Star, Andy Barberi Memorial Scholarship Award winner, etc., etc., etc.) and Muhlenberg... more
Julie Summers
 
  Jul 28, 2002
SPECIAL VICTORIES
Anthony Cittadini, who pitches for Engine 165/Ladder 85 in the Manny Lopes Memorial Softball League, tells us that last Thursday was a pretty darned good day for his team. Not only did the guys win two out of three games to take the Lopes title from Precinct 1 in a season that E165/L85 had dedicated... more
Julie Summers
  Jun 30, 2002
A Garden Grows as a Memorial to WTC Hero
When Charles Margiotta arrived at Ladder Co. 85, the lot next to the New Dorp firehouse was empty. But with the lieutenant's green thumb at work, it wouldn't stay empty for long. With the same dedication he showed to his career, Margiotta turned that empty lot into a thriving vegetable garden. Since... more
Staten Island Advance
 
  Jun 26, 2002
McKee High School Scholarship
On June 26th, 2002, McKee High School held its graduation ceremonies. The school announced its first annual Lt. Chuck Margiotta Memorial Scholarship. I was teaching at McKee H.S. at the time and was honored to be asked to present the scholarship winner. Here is the presentation from those ceremonies:November... more
Mike Margiotta
  Jun 20, 2002
FIREHOUSE GARDEN TO BE DEDICATED
Land next to Ladder Co. 85 in New Dorp was nurtured by Lt. Charles Margiotta, a victim of Sept. 11 Lt. Charles ( Chuck) Margiotta is remembered as a football player, a movie stunt man, a good Samaritan, a great friend, and a loving son, husband and father. But the 20-year Fire Department veteran... more
Doug Auer / Staten Island Advance
 
  Jun 12, 2002
RESTAURANT'S SPECIALTY: A HERO
RESTAURANT'S SPECIALTY: A HERO Friend honors firefighter who died at trade center Steve Gallira and Chuck Margiotta were business partners, and friends. The pair played on the football team together at Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island and had remained close since. Their families even... more
Patricia Alex - Staff Writer / The Record
  Jun 05, 2002
PROUD EVENING FOR MARGIOTTA FAMILY
Norma Jean Margiotta is not just a darned good soccer, softball and basketball player for St. Rita's School. Now she's a scholarship winner as well. Charlie Margiotta (he of Staten Island Touch Tackle League fame) tells us his granddaughter (daughter of fallen firefighter Chuck Margiotta and wife... more
Julie Summers
 
  May 31, 2002
2002 MEMORIAL DAY RUN
Whether walking, running or watching, Staten Islanders took the time at the 2002 Memorial Day Run to reconnect with the true spirit of the holiday As the first notes of the "Star-Spangled Banner" reached us, a choked sob escaped the throat of a man near me, who seemed surprised to hear the sound... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
  May 20, 2002
Brown to Honor 6 Killed on Sept. 11
Brown to honor 6 killed on Sept. 11 BYLINE: KAREN LEE ZINER DATE: 05-25-2002 PUBLICATION: Providence Journal Company EDITION: All SECTION: NEWS PAGE: A-03 PROVIDENCE The Delta Tau brothers looked happy enough last night as Brown University commencement/reunion weekend got under way.... more
Karen Lee Ziner
 
  Feb 10, 2002
LEGACY
Legacy How the heroism of one 9/11 victim lives on By Emily Gold Boutilier [STUDENTS] After New York City firefighter Charles Margiotta ’79 died in the World Trade Center attacks, many searched for something concrete they could do as a tribute to his bravery. Stepping up were trustee Martin Granoff... more
Emily Gold Boutilier
  Feb 01, 2002
GLORY DAYS
BROWN ALUMNI MAGAZINE ARTICLES Brown Alumni Monthly January/February 2002 Glory Days The 1976 football champions join the Athletic Hall of Fame. They came to Brown more than a quarter-century ago as wide-eyed teenagers, taking a leap of faith with a confident new coach named John Anderson,... more
Brown Alumni Magazine
 
  Jan 24, 2002
Sportsman Of The Year 2001
THEIR SPIRIT, THEIR SACRIFICE Our Sportsmen of the Year represented everything good about sports and about ourselves, so although we mourn, we give thanks even more for the impact they had on our lives. By JAY PRICE (Edited Version) He's the young firefighter, already covered... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
  Jan 24, 2002
My Personal Loss
It is impossible to write this message without talking about the terrible events of September 11th. This horror is so pervasive that it has affected us all. If we have not ourselves suffered a terrible loss, we are comforting others who have not been so fortunate. My personal loss is my friend Chuck. Charles... more
Frank Somma / President - Cooley's Anemia Foundation
 
  Jan 15, 2002
Folks Getting Caught Up In Chuck Margiotta Web
New Web site is dedicated to fallen firefighter There's a new Web site out there that Staten Islanders just might be interested in logging on to check out. "It started out as a lot of condolences but now it's getting the way I want it to be . . . with pictures and funny stories about my brother,"... more
Julie Summers
  Dec 26, 2001
Glory Days
The 1976 Football Champions join the Athletic Hall of Fame. They came to Brown more than a quarter-century ago as wide-eyed teenagers, taking a leap of faith with a confident new coach named John Anderson, who guaranteed a championship for a football program that had been struggling for years. This... more
Scott Cole / Brown Alumni Magazine
 
  Dec 22, 2001
Christmastime Has A New Meaning
Christmastime has a new meaning by Jack Minogue Sept. 11 attacks have given folks a different perspective on life It's Christmastime. What to write about. There's St. John's decision to take its football team out of the Northeast Conference and to return to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference... more
Jack Minogue/Staten Island Advance
  Dec 13, 2001
N.Y. Return Floods Coach's Memories
N.Y. return floods coach's memories By Sean Keeler, Post staff reporter Every morning, the twin towers would be there, gleaming benchmarks to the might of the Big Apple, beacons hanging over the Staten Island mist. They reassured Kevin Coyle, even as his chest burned and his knees pummeled into... more
Sean Keeler / Post Staff Writer
 
  Dec 04, 2001
Margiotta Family Touched by Tribute at Brown
Martin and Perry Granoff of Brooklyn found the perfect way to show their sorrow about - and their gratitude to - the many who lost their lives in the World Trade Center tragedy. They set up a $1.5-million scholarship endowment at Brown University (their daughter is a 1994 graduate of the Ivy League... more
Julie Summers / Staten Island Advance
  Nov 26, 2001
Letter to Mr and Mrs Granoff from Scott Nelson
The following is a recent letter from Scott Nelson, Brown University alumni from 1976 football team, to Mr and Mrs Martin Granoff, who made a $1.4M donation to open the Brown University perpetual scholorship in the name of Chuck. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Granoff: As co-captain of Brown's 1976 Football... more
Scott A. Nelson
 
  Nov 20, 2001
Hall of Fame, Scholarship
November 20, 2001 Charles Margiotta '79, an off-duty New York City firefighter who perished while trying to rescue workers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, demonstrated clearly that his life was one of 'usefulness and reputation.' Fallen firefighter honored in Hall of Fame, scholarship by... more
Mary Jo Curtis
  Nov 19, 2001
Daughter's eulogy proves courage was handed down to hero's family
As a New York City firefighter for the last eight years, I have had the privelage of witnessing numerous acts of courage by both uniform service personnel and civilians alike. On Tuesday, November 6, 2001, at St. Rita's Church, I again had the honor of witnessing an act of courage. This time it was... more
Tom Mangus
 
  Nov 14, 2001
An Obligation To Fill Up Life
When he left Staten Island to attend Brown University, Chuck Margiotta told classmates that he would return to New York to become a fireman. He did just that, serving 15 years in Harlem and then the last 4 with Ladder 85 in Staten Island. He also became a substitute teacher. A private investigator.... more
NY Times
  Nov 10, 2001
Chuck Margiotta: A Great Football Player
I would like to welcome everyone to this great event. I know many of you here have a special place in your hearts for Brown University. The great Brown football player that I am going to speak of, Charles J. Margiotta, loved Brown University and thought that going to Brown was an incredible honor. ... more
Bruce Alterman / Brown Hall of Fame Inductee Ceremony
 
  Nov 09, 2001
On a Special Day, Bears Forced to Count Their Losses
This will be a bittersweet weekend for Brown football. On the happy side, the Bears can clinch a fifth consecutive winning season by beating Dartmouth tomorrow; senior Sean Jensen can break the Ivy League record for points by a kicker; senior Michael Malan can break the Brown career rushing record,... more
Mike Szostak / The Providence Journal
  Nov 09, 2001
BEARS FORCED TO COUNT THEIR LOSSES
On a special day, Bears forced to count their losses Friday, 11/09/2001 Edition: All, Section: Sports, Page D-04 Dateline: PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE - This will be a bittersweet weekend for Brown football. On the happy side, the Bears can clinch a fifth consecutive winning season by beating... more
Mike Szostak / The Providence Journal
 
  Nov 07, 2001
LT. CHARLES MARGIOTTA MEMORIALIZED
Fire Lt. Charles Margiotta memorialized We said goodbye to one more from the neighborhood yesterday. It has become an almost daily ritual on Staten Island. The streets are closed, the flags hang high from the ladders of firetrucks. The sky is bright blue, the helicopters circle above. White gloves... more
Staten Island Advance
  Nov 04, 2001
'76 Grid Team Heads List of Inductees into Brown Hall of Fame on Saturday
The 1976 Brown Football team, the first from the school to win the Ivy League Championship, which it shared with Yale, will be inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame next week. The squad- which included All-Ivy quarterback Paul Michalko, East Providence native and All-Ivy defensive tackle Kevin... more
Carolyn Thornton / The Providence Sunday Journal
 
  Nov 03, 2001
Friends Remember a Local Hero
Sept. 11, 2001 was certainly one of the most tragic days in the history of America, a day which will be embedded in the minds and hearts of all Americans forever. It has had, and will continue to have, a profound effect on the lives of all Americans, both young and old. For many it has awakened a sense... more
Paul and Darlene Hooper to The Valley News
  Nov 01, 2001
Charles Margiotta, 44, FDNY, Known as 'The Nicest Tough Guy'
There's a story -- so old it must be true -- about the time some wannabe hardcase was trying to pick a fight at Demyan's Hofbrau in Stapleton, another piece of Staten Island that isn't here anymore. "You Chuck Margiotta?" "Yeah." "I heard you were tough. You don't look so tough." The... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
 
  Oct 07, 2001
THEY WERE TOO GOOD
Staten Island's heroic city firefighters didn't hesitate to put themselves in harm's way, because that's the only way their kind knows. They were too good. That was the problem with these guys from Rescue 5, right around the corner from the Advance. Same as it was with all the other firefighters... more
Jay Price / Staten Island Advance
  Sep 30, 2001
The City's Elite
The City’s Elite As some firefighters from around the city are rescued, 11 from Staten Island's Rescue Co. 5 are still missing. They are the city's elite rescue personnel, and they were among the first on the scene in 1993 when a bomb ripped a hole in the bottom of the World Trade Center. On Tuesday,... more
Staten Island Advance
 
  Sep 20, 2001
Margiotta more than a victim to some
MARGIOTTA MORE THAN A VICTIM TO SOME RELATIVES, FRIENDS CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIREMAN Missing: Lieutenant Charlie "Chuck" Margiotta, New York City Fire Department. Few Smith Countians have ever heard the name nor seen his face, but Lieutenant Margiotta knew about Smith County's picturesque rolling... more
Ed West / Cartharge Courier
  Sep 15, 2001
Between Shifts
World Trade Center disaster unfolded between shifts, so 11 firefighters--instead of 5--responded and are now missing. Disaster struck at the worst possible time. The World Trade Center catastrophe unfolded between firefighting shifts, prompting firefighters at the end of their tours to jump onto departing... more
Staten Island Advance
 
  Sep 15, 2001
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
Staten Island joins America in national day of prayer and remembrance Grief and patriotism were joined together yesterday as Staten Islanders and the nation flocked to places of worship, held memorial vigils or simply paid a silent personal homage to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks.... more
Staten Island Advance
 
Margiotta Winter loop ends with tripleheader tomorrow
TOUCH TACKLE Margiotta Winter loop ends with tripleheader tomorrow Saturday, April 14, 2007 ADVANCE STAFF REPORT STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Lt. Chuck Margiotta Winter Touch Tackle League comes to a close tomorrow with a tripleheader at the Father Capadanno Boulevard Turf field. In the 8:30 a.m.... more
Staff Writer