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Delendick, FDNY chaplain, dies at 74
by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor
Monsignor John Delendick, a Queens native and 28-year FDNY chaplain, died on Nov. 23 from cancer caused by his work at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks in 2001. He was 74.
“Monsignor Delendick was a spiritual constant and staple in our Department, in good times and in bad,” said FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh in a statement from her office. “Immediately after the immeasurable losses of September 11th, he stepped up to provide guidance and comfort to FDNY members and other first responders.” She called him a pillar at department funerals, graduations, promotions and memorials.
“[W]e are heartbroken over his passing,” the commissioner said.
Delendick was ordained in 1977 at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside. He went on to serve in numerous parishes in Brooklyn. In the eight months after the World Trade Center attack, he brought families of those killed to the site and conducted countless memorial services.
In 2003, St. Pope John Paul II appointed
Delendick a chaplain to His Holiness, bestowing the title of Reverend Monsignor and making him a member of the papal household. Q
Photo contest!
The Queens Chronicle’s 16th annual Holiday Photo Contest is underway!
Deputy Inspector Kivlin
The NYPD 102nd Precinct’s commanding officer was promoted from captain to deputy inspector in a ceremony last week at NYPD headquarters, surrounded by supportive colleagues and officers from other precincts also receiving promotions.
Deputy Inspector Jeremy Kivlin, fourth from right, became the commanding officer of the 102 in June 2022. In 2019, Kivlin worked as the precinct’s executive officer for five months.
The NYPD posted about the promotion ceremony on social media, writing that the officers’ “hard work helps to keep New York City the safest big city in America.”
— Kristen Guglielmo
Take pictures of anything that reflects the season — joyous children and families, lights, miniature villages, snowy landscapes, whatever it might be — and send them on in. You might be inspired by top-quality past entries such as this one by Steve Fisher.
Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this season. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in a photo, when possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s never a problem. Please tell us your correct name, where you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer.
Past winners have received passes to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show. Since those are hard to come by since the pandemic, some get a gift card to be used anywhere instead. Keep that flexibility in mind when entering! All winning shots, and many others, get published in print and at qchron.com.
Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com, saying “contest” somewhere in the subject line, or mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385. The deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 2. Good luck!
