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Bitter memories in 12 New York fireman families
AP reports the 12 widows and 36 children left behind after the October 17 1966 New York City Fire Department tragedy face a painful Father’s Day. Families recall losses of battalion chief Welter Higgens and 11 others as they cope with grief, memories, and ongoing financial strain.
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New York
Virginia Higgens
Welter Higgens
New York City
Broadway
22Nd Street
Joseph Priore
Jeanette Kaminsky
Rudolph
Glorianne
Rose Marie
Daniel Rey
Virginia Rey
Walter Higgens
Thomas Reilly
William McCarron