Kevin Dowdell has his portrait taken on FDNY medal day.

Kevin Dowdell has his portrait taken on FDNY medal day.

Kevin Dowdell in Firefighter uniform

Portrait of Kevin Dowdell in firefighter uniform
Kevin scuba dives with his son James under the Whitestone Bridge.

Kevin Dowdell with family and friends

Kevin Dowdell with his daughters sitting in a chair

Kevin Dowdell with other Firefighters form his unit

Kevin Dowdell with his wife

Kevin Dowdell with his wife and sons

Kevin Dowdell and friend with uniform on.
Museum card for Lieutenant Kevin C. Dowdell

Quote by Kevin Dowdell - "Respect Gets You Respect"
Queens Firefighter Memorial
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
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Assigned to FDNY Rescue Company 4, Queens, New York
LT Kevin Dowdell was killed September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, while trying to save the lives of innocent civilians.
According to his wife, RoseEllen, Kevin had worked various construction jobs before he got the call to join the New York City Police Department in 1980. A year later, Kevin got a call from the New York Fire Department. He simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity and decided to leave the NYPD. RoseEllen and her husband were married for 21 years and have 2 sons. As a testament to his courage, in 1994, LT Dowdell, CPT Terry Hatton, and FF Bill Lake rushed to the scene of a gas explosion at a diner in Queens, NY, to rescue a trapped waitress. The three crawled through shifting slabs of concrete, able to crush them in an instance. CPT Hatton proclaimed afterward, “It hits us before it hits her.” The waitress escaped with just a few scrapes. Seven years later, however; all three of her rescuers would be killed at the World Trade Center.
LT Dowdell and other 9/11 first responders are remembered annually by the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums; they use their music to momentarily alleviate the grief. One particular drummer in the band is James Dowdell, LT Dowdell’s son. He joined the FDNY after his father’s death and now performs just a few feet from where his father valiantly lost his life. Though LT Dowdell’s remains were never discovered, his living spirit is unmistakable in the son who spoke of fighting fires with Ladder 174 in Brooklyn. “It is well,” James Dowdell said with a grin. If the rest of us demonstrated such dedication and selflessness then we could all rightly join young James Dowdell in smilingly saying, “It is well.” James’s brother, Army CPT Patrick Dowdell, who was a graduate of the first West Point class after 9/11, returned home from Afghanistan in 2011. Before his deployment in 2008, Patrick said, “It’s really for families like mine that were affected by terrorists; that’s why we’re going. I feel indebted to those guys for what they’re doing for my family.” He departed for Afghanistan with the living spirit of his murdered father; “I know what I gotta do,” Patrick said upon his deployment.
LT Kevin Dowdell was 46 years old from Breezy Point, New York.
I just did the salt river…
I just did the salt river firefighters in Scottsdale and picked Kevin C. Dowdell . For the challenge the 110 stories and complete the course.
Posted by Tim Ludlow
I just met James Dowdell
I just recently met James Dowdell, son of Lt. Kevin C. Dowdell. James drove me and my son to a Hockey tournament in NJ. I asked James about his dad and he told me about 9/11 and how his father died a hero. It may sound corny to you, I feel honored to have met the Dowdell's thru our love for Hockey. I want to say to Lt. Kevin C. Dowdell rest in Peace, hope your family is doing alright.
Posted by Michael Arden
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