Lieutenant Edward D'Atri
Squad 1

Memorial Service was held
on October 12, 2001

Just a Working Man

Lynda Mari was painting her porch last fall when she was approached by a construction worker with an extension cord. "Hello, I'm Eddie," he said. "You mind if I borrow your power?" Eddie D'Atri was a handsome, muscular fellow. "I told him, 'You can borrow anything you want," Ms. Mari said the other day. She asked him if he was a fireman. "I just felt it," she said. "Something just told me." He told her no, he was just a working man, but she didn't believe it. Her brother is a fireman, and something deep inside her made her fearful of falling in love with a guy like that. But she did. They were engaged June 30. Mr. D'Atri was 38. He studied nursing and was a lieutenant at Squad 1 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He was crowned Mr. Staten Island in 1987. Sadly, steel is stronger than muscle, and Mr. D'Atri leaves behind a broken heart. Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October 22, 2001.

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