Eric Taube Olsen
Firefighter Loved Classic Cars
Dec. 3, 2001
Eric Taube Olsen was the kind of guy you looked
up to, said his brother Kenneth. Good natured and easy going, Olsen
brought people in the firehouse
together, said his father, Taube Olsen.
Born in Brooklyn, and raised in Griggstown, N.J., Olsen settled in Eltingville,
Staten Island, in 1994 after his wife Kathleen died.
Olsen joined the fire department 11 years ago and worked with Ladder Co. 15
in Manhattan. He reported to the World Trade Center scene just
after
he was relieved from duty that morning.
Olsen enjoyed working on, and collecting, classic cars, including a 1965 Ford
fire engine.
Olsen is survived by his parents, Barbara and Taube; brothers, Kenneth, Clifford
and Todd, and maternal grandmother Dagmar Salvesen.
--Compiled by Newsday
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Eric Taube Olsen was the kind of firefighter who saw good in everybody. “Hewas somebody you looked up to. He was always smiling, joking and enjoying life,” said hisbrother, Kenneth. “He led by example.” Although Olsen had just finished his shift the morningof Sept. 11, he went to the scene with his fire company. His family said he was last seenentering one of the World Trade Center towers just 10 minutes before it collapsed.“His first love was being a fireman — after that he loved being a carpenter,” said his mother,Barbara Olsen. He loved to build things and especially enjoyed home improvement projects.Olsen’s wife died in 1994.
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