Miss you uncle i remember when just a young boy after working 2 24 hour shifts fighting fires he would go to the Y on hunnington ave to play handball and take me with him he was such a fitness buff i remember when he would tease us and his mom would tell him stop when a cptn she would yell at him for still fighting fires his answer to her was i go where my men go like the huge vendome fire

Captain I had the priviliage of being a new Recruit in the BFD Academy when you ran it, you & the Lieutenants were truly an inspiration and represented the real Boston Fire culture, throughout my career I thought of you, You could size up competency intuitively . You experienced the greatest & most tumultuous era , you are a real Captain & Leader, a great Fireman who had a great life.