Captain
Walter Hynes
Ladder 13
Laid
to Rest
on September 19, 2001
Handyman
and Lawyer Capt. Walter Hynes was the person his extended family
relied on for everything. If you needed your plumbing fixed
or a room painted, Walter would do it. He would change your
tire. He was the family lawyer. He even met his wife while lending
a hand: he was helping another firefighter, Richard Fanning,
move into a new house and was introduced to Mr. Fanning's sister.
Captain of Ladder Company 13 at 85th Street and Lexington Avenue,
Walter lived in Belle Harbor, Queens, with his wife, Veronica,
and their three daughters. He had worked as a firefighter in
Brownsville, Brooklyn, and put himself through law school at
St. John's University at night. "He had no free time," a family
member said yesterday, "because he was always doing for everyone
else." Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on September
19, 2001.
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