Firefighter Paul Keating
Ladder 5

Memorial Service was held
on October 5, 2001

Laid to Rest
on February 11, 2002

Firefighter Had Proven His Heroism

Firefighting wasn’t Paul Keating’s first calling. He bounced from job to job before entering the New York City Fire Department. But it became his passion. Keating, 38, was counted a hero even before Sept. 11. Soon after his 1995 graduation from the academy he rescued a drowning man from the ocean at Spring Lake, N.J. Known as “Paulie” by his comrades, Keating was stationed at Ladder Co. 5 in SoHo. He was in his apartment near the World Trade Center when the first plane hit Tower One, and didn’t hesitate to race to the scene. He is survived by his father, Cornelius J., mother, Muriel, brothers Cornelius H. and Jeffrey, and sisters, Kathleen Matthews and Jeanne and Christina Keating. --Compiled by Newsday

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