Firefighter David Halderman
Squad 18
Laid
to Rest
on October 1, 2001
A
Shy Son, a Hero
"I
love you, take care of yourself." That was how David Halderman
always ended his telephone conversations with his mother. And
this year his mother, Geraldine Halderman, had come to rely
more than ever on hearing those words, uttered from her serious,
shy and loving son, who she said would have been "embarrassed
by all the fuss that's been made over him" since he was killed
on Sept. 11. He was a firefighter with Squad 18 in Manhattan,
a nine-year veteran. Firefighter Halderman's father, who was
also a firefighter, died last August, six days after his son's
40th birthday. The younger firefighter spent his summer vacation
accompanying his mother to the hospital, and he called her every
night to check on her. A belated birthday celebration ‹ nothing
fancy, because Firefighter Halderman did not "like to be in
the forefront," his mother said ‹ was still being planned when
he perished. Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October
23, 2001
Newsday
Article
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