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The Farrell Family Mourns
By J.P. Mikolajczyk

Farrell community both past and present offered a memorial mass in remembrance of those who were lost. Over 1100 people attended the mass, including 14 priests, former faculty members, students, and parents. The varsity football and soccer teams were also in attendance. Rep. Vito Fossella ('83), Councilman Jim Oddo ('84), Councilman Andrew Lanza ('82), Councilman Jerome O'Donovan and former NYPD Borough Commander Eugene Devlin also attended the mass.
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  Farrell was not left unscathed in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. Our community experienced the loss of two parents, Phillip S. Petti ('01) and Louis Modafferi ('03), both of whom were firefighters. Twenty-three alumni, seven of whom were firefighters, were also lost. Farrell joined in the nationwide mourning, lowering its flag to half-staff, and setting up a memorial of alumni photos on the main office window.
  On the evening of Friday September 28th, the entire

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