9/11 25th Anniversary Remembrance: Felix Antonio Vale Was Manager at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2001
By Steve Wilson // September 6, 2026
Vale worked in the North Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City
Felix Antonio Vale was tragically killed on 9/11 while working in the North Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City. (legacy.com)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – In remembrance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson randomly selected 25 people who were killed on that tragic day.
Space Coast Daily will release one story per day leading up to September 11, 2026.
Today’s story is about Felix Antonio Vale, who was tragically killed on 9/11 while working in the North Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City. Story courtesy of legacy.com.
Felix Antonio Vale – Jose Quintana’s youngest brothers, Felix and Ivan Vale, were eight and 10 years younger, but he understood them pretty well. The older one, Felix, loved children, wanted to get married, and loved nothing more than family.
“If it was between spending the day in Hollywood with Jennifer Lopez, or having a family gathering over here, he would definitely pick us,” Mr. Quintana said. “He was actually the soul of the family.”
The family included four brothers and one sister, plus dozens of cousins and others from New Jersey, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, or Connecticut.
Felix Vale, 29, lived in East New York with his mother, whom he supported with his job as a manager at Cantor Fitzgerald.
“Felix was the type that if he met you five minutes ago and you needed somebody to help you do your move, he was there,” Mr. Quintana said.
He helped his brother, Ivan Vale, 27, get a job at eSpeed, part of Cantor Fitzgerald. He did well there, surviving a round of layoffs on Sept. 10. Ivan Vale had been married to Lucy for three years.
“They didn’t have any kids; what they had was a zoo,” Mr. Quintana said, listing the couple’s pets: six to eight rabbits, four or five lizards, two cats, one dog.
“Ivan was a little off center; he loved these weird things,” Mr. Quintana said.
“Ivan loved skeletons, he loved swords, and the stuff with the animals. He painted his room black one time. Once he had a lizard, an alligator, I’m not sure what the heck it was, and he divided his room in half. He gave the lizard half, in its cage, and the other half was for him.”
“They’re Brooklyn kids who never got into trouble,” Mr. Quintana said. “They were doing fine. They were doing O.K.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, Florida House District 32 Constituent of the Week 4/20/25.
Wilson is especially proud of chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock, that raised over $25,000.00.
He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 27 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events significant to residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
