It took 24 years for this 9/11 family to finally get a little solace.

But Ryan Fitzgerald’s sisters are grateful to the city workers who, using only a tiny bone fragment, were recently able to identify their brother — a “larger than life” figure who inspired one of them to become an FDNY firefighter .

“He was one of the very few who always told me … you’ll be able to do it and you can do it,” Elizabeth Parks, a Queens firefighter since 2016, told The Post this week about her older brother encouraging her to pursue her dream. 7

“He would tell me all the time that I can do it and I’ll get it someday,” she said. “And I knew when I had the opportunity I had to give it my all, and I’m so thankful I did. I just hope that he’s proud, proud of me.”

Fitzgerald’s remains were officially

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