Firefighter
Manuel Delvalle
Engine
5
(promoted to Lieutentant)
Laid to Rest
on October 13, 2001
Manuel "Manny" DelValle Jr. Carpe Diem, to Music
Manny
DelValle Jr. was an organized man — he had to be to find time for his extensive family and
all of his interests. "Manny was a don't- leave-for-tomorrow- what-you-can-do-today
guy," said his mother, Gricel Zayas-Moyer, of Brookline, Mass. At home in
the Bronx, Mr. DelValle took advanced classes in salsa dancing. He loved
Latin music but listened to everything. "Rap," said his brother Pete Moyer. "And
R&B," added his sister Grace Nolly. "Old school," said his father, Manuel
Del Valle, to be specific. Mr. DelValle, who graduated from the University
of Maryland, was also an accomplished moguls skier and roller skater, a traveler,
a lover of war movies and, his family says, a lady's man. He also got Engine
Company No. 5, where he was assigned, to participate in the Puerto Rican
Day Parade. He was the one in the family who always sent a card and gift
to siblings, half-siblings and cousins. He helped his stepfather get organized,
too. "All of a sudden, my husband was remembering all this stuff, and he
told me `Manny organized my Palm Pilot,' " Mrs. Zayas-Moyer said. Profile
published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on September 26, 2001.
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NFPA Journal
Puerto Rico Herald Article
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