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exposed to arts and athletics, and
athletics played an important part in
Christopher's life.” Young men are influenced by what
schools have to offer besides
academics.”
After graduating from Fordham Prep in
1996, Christopher went to Villanova
University, then to KBW as an Assistant
Equity Trader. At that time, the KBW
offices were in the south tower of the
World Trade Center. Christopher was in
the office when the south tower was
struck by a plane during the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001. He was
one of 67 KBW employees who perished
that day. “It means an awful, awful lot,” Duffy
stated about naming the locker room for
Chris. “He had a wonderful experience
at the Prep with football and lacrosse.
I hope current and future Fordham Prep
athletes will learn about his story and get
to know who he was as a person.”
On September 29th, Fordham Prep, the
Duffy family and supporters of the locker
room renovation campaign officially
dedicated the Christopher Duffy ’96 Locker
Room.
Soon after Christopher’s death, his
parents honored him in creating the
Christopher M. Duffy ’96 Scholarship
Fund to assist young men from Yonkers
seeking a Fordham Prep education. “We
prayed that the scholarship would create
good out of the bad. Hopefully, it can
make a difference for young men who
financially couldn’t attend the Prep,” says
Langan.
Still wanting to honor their son, the
family’s philanthropy extended into
athletics when Randell reached out to
Duffy and Langan about joining the
locker room renovation.
Randell asked Duffy out to lunch and
explained the process. The group
coordinating the fundraising had raised
a significant amount, but they needed a
leadership gift to finish the project. “I
was interested, but I wanted to talk to
Chris’ siblings first. They were very
enthusiastic and felt it would be a
wonderful tribute to Christopher.”
Duffy approached Randell about a
naming opportunity for his son in
correspondence with the gift. They
met with school leadership who were
supportive of the idea of fostering Chris’
legacy.
Langan said, “Having a locker room that
echoes the college-level playing fields the
teams use will help the Prep maintain a
competitive edge across all sports.
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