Firefighter Jim Ryan, who responded to the September 11 attacks, died of pancreatic cancer on Christmas Day and a wake was held for him yesterday. However, the Daily News reports his family and fellow firefighters were upset that the FDNY didn't give him a line-of-duty funeral service, so "Ryan's Engine Co. 320 organized an honor guard, bagpipes and transport vehicles on their own." His family maintains that Ryan became ill due to the toxins he was exposed to on 9/11, with his brother says, "The doctors had no doubt. The people who were there that day were victims. They didn't hesitate... That's what a real hero does." And union chief Steve Cassidy said, "The New York City Fire Department has failed to acknowledge guys like Jimmy Ryan who have died. He's not the first and he's not going to be the last."