Presented in memory of FDNY Captain Timothy Stackpole, who was an inspiration to his fellow firefighters when he returned to active duty after a long and painful recovery from third-degree burns that he suffered in the line of duty. After that return to duty, Capt. Stackpole was one of the 343 fallen Bravest on Sept. 11, 2001.

FDNY Firefighter Patrick M. Nash is receiving the Captain Timothy Stackpole Memorial Award. He proudly serves as president of the Captain Timothy Stackpole Memorial Foundation, which exists to carry on the fallen hero’s spirit of service to others.

Proud of his Irish heritage, his maternal ancestors come from County Sligo and paternal forebears hail from County Meath.

A resident of Marine Park, he was born and raised in Good Shepherd parish. He attended Good Shepherd School; Xavier H.S., Manhattan, and the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx.

He is a 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, and currently assigned to Ladder 147, known as Da Pride of Flatbush, where he has spent much of his career.

He is an active member of the FDNY Holy Name Society and the FDNY Emerald Society.

His free time is spent on the basketball court as an assistant coach for the junior varsity team at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge. He previously served in the same position at his alma mater, Xavier H.S.