Paul and Christine
Paul and Christine at Trampolines
Paul and Christine
Christine and Paul
Christine and Paul Fishing
Christine and Paul
Christine and Paul
Paul, Christine, Jennifer and Maureen
Jennifer's Christening
Jennifer with Paul and Maureen
Paul and Maureen
Paul and his friends
Firehouse Promotion "Big Daddy" Cake
A survivor tree form Oklahoma City is planted in California.
Betty on the left is an Oklahoma City survivor and Marie, sister of Paul Mitchell, is in the middle.
Postcards Memorial
Staten Island 9/11 Postcards Memorial
Wings of a Monument, Memories Soar
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
golfing, boating, fishing, coaching (basketball and golf)
New York Times Portraits of Grief
In every firehouse in New York, somebody like Paul T. Mitchell takes the probies under his wing, nurturing them and giving them just enough grief to make sure they can endure. In Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at the Tillary Street firehouse, Big Daddy Mitchell taught everything: how to jump in when trouble calls, what to grab when you hear seven bells — the code sending Ladder 110 on a run.
Lieutenant Mitchell, 46, was someone the first-year probationers looked up to. Senior man on the truck, on the back step as a fireman, in the front seat after his promotion to lieutenant. He would go in with the inside team: the guys who cut through doors, looking for people needing help. That's the kind of guy they remember on Tillary Street: husband of Maureen; a sports fan if daughter Jennifer, 20, or Christine, 18, was competing; holder of three citations for valor.
But on Sept. 11, the truck rolled without him.
Off duty, he had stopped by for coffee around 8 a.m. When seven bells rang and the truck left, he soon realized it was trouble, the worst. Without thinking, he grabbed somebody else's bunker pants, black coat with the yellow stripes, boots, helmet. And he was rolling, too.
I just came accross Paul's
I just came accross Paul's page... I had to say something - thank you! To you and the other 342 NYFF we will never forget what you gave that day.
Published by Dora
Lt. Paul Thomas Mitchell
This morning some of my co-workers and I from Baylor University Admissions participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb here in Waco, Texas at McLane Stadium. I came to show respect for those who lost their lives 24 years ago. I chose the name of Lt. Paul Thomas Mitchell and read here a little of his personal story. I will never forget your sacrifice and bravery for others! Thank you.
Posted by Amanda Ross
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