STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At just 17 years old, Taurean E. Williams-Wells was known as the “gentle giant”; a towering figure with a quiet demeanor and a deep sense of duty.
As an Auxiliary Police officer, the Stapleton resident wasn’t required to respond to the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001.
However, without telling his family, Taurean made his way to Ground Zero in the days following the attacks and joined recovery efforts alongside seasoned officers and first responders, according to his mother…