Brian Payne, firefighter in Larchmont and Mamaroneck, died from 9/11-related illness

Matt Spillane and Mark Vergari, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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LARCHMONT – Firefighters paid tribute Thursday to Brian Payne, who dedicated many years as a volunteer firefighter in Larchmont and Mamaroneck before he died on Nov. 12 from 9/11-related illness. He was 55.

Family members, firefighters and groups of pipes and drums made the quarter-mile procession from Fox Funeral Home to St. Augustine Church, where a funeral Mass was held for Payne, whose casket was transported on a firetruck.

Payne was a member of the Larchmont Fire Department from 1989 to 2007, including serving as chief from 2001 to 2004, according to his obituary. He spent time at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He then served in the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department from 2007 until his death.

Brian Payne, chief of the Larchmont Fire Department, reads to children and their families on Pajama Story Night at the Murray Avenue School in Mamaroneck on April 19, 2004.
Brian Payne, chief of the Larchmont Fire Department, reads to children and their families on Pajama Story Night at the Murray Avenue School in Mamaroneck on April 19, 2004.

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Born and raised in Larchmont, Payne worked in sales in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. He is survived by his wife, four children, six siblings and many other relatives.

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