Scarsdale Firefighters Rally to Support Fire Captain Following a Tragic Loss

Scarsdale Firefighters are asking for your support for the family of Fire Captain Francis Sheehan, who lost both his mother Millie Sheehan and his wife Diana Sheehan in a car accident on Battle Avenue in White Plains on Monday September 16, 2024.

Francis and his wife Diana Sheehan have a 19-month old boy named Kiernan, and Millie had three additional grandchildren, Caiden, Saoirse, and Aisling, from her daughter Christine who are now left without a grandmother. Millie was the wife of Greenburgh Councilman Francis Sheehan who made the following statement on ABC News:

“This is the worst possible nightmare imaginable: we are still in shock. They were wonderful and kind people. Everyone loved them, for good reason. Diana was so much more than a daughter-in-law to us even though that is her legal title. We saw her everyday. They moved next door to us. We are that close a family. We eat together and Millie babysat daily our four grandchildren. Diana loved all our grandkids as her own.”

The accident occurred right after the two women had dropped off two young children at day care.

Firefighters are appealing to the community to support the children. Their note says, “Many have reached out expressing their desire to support this family in their most dire of circumstances. We have set up this fundraiser to help alleviate, and lift, any unforeseen burdens on the family while allowing them the time & space to grieve, heal, and remember.  We thank you for your thoughts, prayers, words of encouragement, and support.”

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