The New York City Fire Department's commissioner described him as a 'a kind soul, a true gentleman, and a dedicated partner.'
At least 24 first responders had died of COVID-19 complications as of Sept. 4, the data showed.
"He was incredibly loving, affectionate, caring. We were daddy's girls," she said in a phone interview."He worked long hours — double and triple shifts — but he still found time for us." He was a consummate movie buff, Brynhild and Nadine recalled. He often saw as many as three movies on lazy Sundays —"starting with a matinee and ending with something that ended close to midnight," Nadine affectionately recalled.
Every now and then, however, he would speak candidly about the nightmarish aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, describing for his wife — never his children — the brutal experience of recovering bodies from the dusty wreckage of the twin towers. He lost friends and colleagues on that awful day.
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