Firefighter Gerard Nevins
Rescue 1

Memorial Service was held
on October 6th, 2001

Laid to Rest
on October 19th, 2001

Firefighter Who Farmed March 5, 2002

Firefighting and farming are two jobs most people don’t connect, but Gerard T. Nevins did both with gusto. For 18 years, Nevins fought fires in Midtown Manhattan. He was stationed at Rescue 1. But when he was not on the job, he raised pigs, goats and chickens and sold fresh eggs from his small farm in Campbell Hall, N.Y. His co-workers in the fire department knew him as a man who disliked take-out meals. For Nevins, 46, cooking a meal at home helped family bonding. Nevins was a devoted husband to his wife Marie of 20 years and together they had two sons, Daniel, 7, and Andrew, 5. Marie said it was love at first sight when she met Gerard in 1979. Gerry, as he was known, received medals and awards for his heroism, including being named firefighter of the year in 2001. —-Nick Politi (The Morning Call) (Newsday)

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