The Tierney Men

Many sons continue in their fathers' footsteps. Typically, that's a positive thing. But, this was not the case for the Tierney family, who suffered a generational tragedy at the Hoover Dam. 96 people had died by the time the Hoover Dam was completed. On December 20, 1921, one of the people passed away. Flooding caused John Gregory Tierney to become trapped and drown in the Colorado River. The family that Tierney left behind includes his little son Patrick.

14 years after his father's passing, Young Patrick Tierney had started working at the scene of his father's murder. Patrick fell from an intake tower on December 20, the anniversary of his father's passing. He would be the last person to pass away related to the dam's construction.