Past Captains of Storm Engine Company 2

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The fire department history of Storm Engine Company 2 includes notable past captains from 1877 to 1899 such as John Leonard, John J. Fitzgerald, Michael Keenan, William Houlihan, J.J. Carroll, Frank Reilly, Dennis Lee, William H. O’Neil, and Peter Ward. The contributions continued with Thomas F. Conaty from 1878 to 1899, followed by Thomas O’Dell from 1900 to 1901 and Thomas F. Conaty again in 1902. Other significant captains include Henry A. Killeen in 1903, William Duggan in 1904, and John P. Ryan in 1905. James D. Carey served in 1906, with P. J. Welch following in 1907 and William T. Lenihan in 1908. William H. Stier led in 1909, with Frank Donahue in 1910, and Fred A. Casey from 1911 to 1914. Edward J. Cotter Sr. took over in 1915, followed by John Costigan in 1916 and William H. Degnan in 1917. Fred A. Casey returned from 1918 to 1919, followed by William H. Boyle in 1920. Joseph Colwell Jr. served in 1921, with Denis Callaghan in 1922 and Robert Hennessey in 1923. Harold Casey led in 1924, and Charles Contatty in 1925. Daniel McGrough served in 1926, followed by Fred Grant in 1927 and Earl Eaton in 1928. Charles Lortz was captain in 1929, with Thomas Gillon in both 1930 and 1932. William Clynch was appointed in 1931, while Thomas Kiley served in 1933. Franklin H. Degnan was captain in 1934, followed by Richard Moore in 1935. The leadership continued with John K??? in 1936, William Dillon in 1937, and John Fogarty in 1938. William Kiley took the helm in 1939, with Charles Collins in 1940, Jerry Carey in 1941, and William Casey in 1942. Charles Marren served in 1943, followed by Caniel Riordan in 1944, Carl Boland in 1945, and John Caldwell in 1946. Carlton Brett held the position in 1947, with John Millea in 1948 and Earl Skelding in 1949. Edward Loftus Sr. was captain in 1950, followed by Richard Kiley in 1951, Lawrence Skelding in 1952, and John Deniman in 1953. Finally, William Cotter served in 1954, marking the end of a significant era in the fire department history of Storm Engine Company 2.

The fire department history is marked by the dedication of past captains who have led the Storm Engine Company 2 through the years. Here is a list of the captains: 1955 Daniel Donovan, 1956 Edward Grant, 1957 Joseph D. Ahearn Sr., 1958 George O’Donnell, 1959 Harry Gow Jr., 1960 Dave Merkle, 1961 Harry Ogle, 1962 John Donovan, 1963 Larry Kieran, 1964 William Lynch, 1965 Warren Blake, 1966 James McEvoy, 1967 Joseph Ahearn Jr, 1968 Bernie Williamson, 1969 Charles Corcoran, 1970 Edward Sheehy, 1971 Joseph Stobierski, 1972 Donald Margiano, 1973 William Cotter Jr., 1974 Joseph E. Houde, 1975 Thomas Moran, 1976 Robert McGann, 1977 Robert Culmo, 1978 Jack Cotter, 1979 Joseph Ukanowicz, 1980 Dennis Kisyk, 1981 Richard Tardie, 1982 Thomas R. Kieley, 1983 John A. Rollinson, 1984 Paul L. Degennaro, 1985 James Saldamarco, 1986 Anthony Gianpaolo, 1987 Dennis Kisyk, 1989 William Freeheit Jr., 1990 Timothy Hession, 1991 Allen Coppolo, 1992 Greg Dorosh, 1993 Micheal S. Witek, 1994 Daniel Wasilewski, 1995 John P. Izzo, 1996 Greg Dorosh, 1997 Thomas J. Lenart Sr., 1998-1999 Leonard Antinozzi, 2000 Thomas Lenart Jr., 2001-2002 Richard Mezzapelle, 2002 Louis Oliwa, 2003 Christopher Rillstone, 2004 Louis Oliwa, 2005 David Lenart, 2006 Daneil Mascolo, 2007-2008 Ryan Hart, 2009 Mathew Thomas, 2010 Louis Oliwia, 2011-2012 David Iacuone, 2012 Michael Grant, 2013-2015 Rick Valenti, 2016 John D’Antona, 2017-2019 Jesse Marino, 2019-2022 Alex Neuendorf, and 2023-2025 Jared Heon.