They 'loved saving people' NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition

Portigino, a paramedic at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, recalled how the pair had rescued two girls in 1977 from a fire in Crown Heights [CORRECTION: The last name of [Anthony Portigiano] of Massapequa, brother-in-law of FDNY Lt. [Curtis Meyran], who was killed in a Bronx fire on Sund...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author COLIN NASH, JOHN MORENO GONZALES AND CURTIS L. TAYLOR. STAFF WRITERS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 25.01.2005
EditionCombined editions
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Asch, Joseph
Meyran, Curtis
Portigino, Anthony
Sclafani, Richard
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Summary:Portigino, a paramedic at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, recalled how the pair had rescued two girls in 1977 from a fire in Crown Heights [CORRECTION: The last name of [Anthony Portigiano] of Massapequa, brother-in-law of FDNY Lt. [Curtis Meyran], who was killed in a Bronx fire on Sunday, was misspelled yesterday. The story also gave an incorrect year for Meyran's rescue of two girls in a Crown Heights fire. It was in 1997. Also, Portigiano did not participate in that rescue. pg. A22 ALL 01/26/05]. "That was our bond," Portigino said. "He loved kids." "He was a humanitarian," Anthony Portigino of Massapequa [CORRECTION: The last name of Anthony Portigiano of Massapequa, brother-in-law of FDNY Lt. Curtis Meyran, who was killed in a Bronx fire on Sunday, was misspelled yesterday. The story also gave an incorrect year for Meyran's rescue of two girls in a Crown Heights fire. It was in 1997. Also, Portigiano did not participate in that rescue. pg. A22 ALL 01/26/05], said of his brother-in-law, a 15- year veteran and Malverne resident. "He had a high regard for human life. His calling was to save lives."