A City of Ashes
EUGENE RICHARDS
Another Casket
At a church in Brooklyn, N.Y. a boy watches the memorial service for New York City firefighter David Fontana. Because Fontana's remains had not been recovered, the coffin is empty. "I actually didn't want to have the service for Dave until his body was found, but as time passed it seemed harder to explain to my son," says Fontana's widow, Marian.
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