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Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter quilting class were at it again, visiting police headquarters in Manhattan on Oct. 22 to present handmade quilts to families of members of the NYPD who lost their llives due to 9/11-related illnesses.
Three women holding up quilt
Admiring
one of the quilts are retirees (from left) Karen Kurtzberg, Diane Pryor-Holland and Gladys Pietranico.
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Quilt with words post 9/11 Labor of Love Quilts
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Member ironing fabric

Retiree Linda Patron uses an iron to get out the creases.

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Ladies pose with plaque

Debbie Van Grover (left) presents a plaque from the RTC to Pryor Holland, flanked by daughters Vanessa Holland (second from left) and Rochelle Holland, for championing the 9/11 quilting effort. Pryor-Holland’s husband, Police Officer Richard Holland, died in 2012 from illnesses he contracted after inhaling toxic materials during the rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

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Three women holding up quilt
Admiring
one of the quilts are retirees (from left) Karen Kurtzberg, Diane Pryor-Holland and Gladys Pietranico.
Miller Photography
Quilt with words post 9/11 Labor of Love Quilts
Miller Photography
Member ironing fabric

Retiree Linda Patron uses an iron to get out the creases.

Miller Photography
Ladies pose with plaque

Debbie Van Grover (left) presents a plaque from the RTC to Pryor Holland, flanked by daughters Vanessa Holland (second from left) and Rochelle Holland, for championing the 9/11 quilting effort. Pryor-Holland’s husband, Police Officer Richard Holland, died in 2012 from illnesses he contracted after inhaling toxic materials during the rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

Miller Photography
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