Firefighter
Carl Molinaro
Ladder 2
Member
was laid to rest
on October 12, 2001
Happy House Builder
His wife's cousins called him "O. B. Carl," as in Overboard Carl. Wander through
the pale yellow Colonial in Staten Island that Carl E. Molinaro built for his
family, and you will understand why. "We have remote-control doorknobs, elegant
ceiling fans," said his wife, Donna. "He wanted to do everything good and fancy." Firefighter
Molinaro, 32, a carpenter and cabinetmaker before he joined the Fire Department
three years ago (he worked in Ladder Company 2 in Manhattan), finished building
a dream house in Tottenville for himself and his wife at the beginning of August
last year. But the Molinaros waited a few weeks so they could move in as a family:
Carl, Donna, 2-year-old Sabrina, and baby Thomas, who was born on Aug. 19. "Family
hug," Firefighter Molinaro would call during those blissful couple of weeks,
and in an instant, his wife, their infant and Daddy's little sweetheart (Sabrina,
that is) would be in the kitchen, locked in a group embrace. Eight months old,
the youngest Molinaro already has his father's rounded shoulders and big blue
eyes. He also has his father's name — after Sept. 11, baby Thomas was renamed
Carl. Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES
on April 21, 2002.
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