Firefighter
Michael Cawley
Ladder 136
Memorial
Service was held
on October 7th, 2001
Laid
to Rest
on November 8, 2001
Proud
to Be a Firefighter
When
Michael Cawley was 3, some firefighters drove past and yelled:
"Hey, Michael Cawley! How are you?" "Mom didn't know these guys,"
said Brendan, 27, his younger brother. "But they all knew Michael."
By the time he could walk, Michael Cawley wanted to be a firefighter.
"Wouldn't it be cool to play major-league baseball?" Brendan
once asked. "Rather be a fireman," Michael answered. Mr. Cawley,
30, scored 100 percent on the Fire Department exam and was assigned
to Ladder Company 136 in Elmhurst, Queens. He was "a walking
billboard for the Fire Department," said his younger brother.
He had drawers of F.D.N.Y. T-shirts and rarely wore anything
else. He was furious when he was off duty during a big fire.
"I could see how happy he was," said Brendan Cawley, who is
studying for the Fire Department tests. "They're buddies, hanging
out talking about fires, baseball -- not sitting in an office
preparing for a meeting. When someone goes to a fire, they all
go with him." Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October
12, 2001
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