Paul Richard Martini‚ 37‚ lieutenant‚ FDNY‚ Engine 201. Martini‚ a 13-year FDNY veteran‚ was studying to take the promotion exam in October 2001. A plumber before joining the FDNY‚ he followed in the footsteps of his father‚ Joseph‚ who served 33 years in the FDNY. Martini’s passions were his family‚ his garden‚ fishing‚ and skiing.
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Thank you for your service
– AaronLt. Martini, your sacrifice and service will never be forgotten–you will live on in our hearts as a family man, a leader, one of the 343 who made the Supreme Sacrifice so that others might live. Our duty, as Ronald Reagan once said, is to remember. We honor you for your service and sacrifice. And we will never forget.
– Jesse J. GardnerYou were a great friend kind and compassionate . Thank you for your service. Your will always be in my heart
– Donna ParasoleThank you for your bravery and everything you did to help other people survive. You will never be forgotten.
– MakennaUncle Paulie. We miss you and know you’re watching us from above.
– Heather wilsonI carried a badge with your name and picture on it up 110 floors today. Your bravery and sacrifice is not forgotten.
– GinaOn Saturday, I climbed Lambeau Field for you and your sacrifice, LT. Thank you for your service, Sir.
– BrianBones, I can’t believe it’s been 18yrs, you were good friend and a great FireFighter, you always wanted to be one, my fondest memories are of fishing with you and John. Will never forget, rest easy.
– Anthony ManiscalcoIt was a hot smokey day in California today- perfect for carrying your beautiful picture up 110 flights of stairs. You could not get out that day so I carried you to the top. It was my honor to have you in my thoughts while climbing, but I wish you could have gotten out. I wish you could have had your life. I will not forget your sacrifice and that of your family.
– shauna murrayLt. Martini, today I did the 9/11 Stair-climb at the Salt River Field in Arizona with your picture on a badge pinned to my chest. 85 minutes and 1200 calories later, I completed the stair-climb in honor of you and your service. Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. You are never forgotten.
– Mike PaylianLT I carried You with me during our memorial stair climb. Wish you were down here enjoying retirement instead of up there. You will be in our hearts forever.
– Harley HeidelbergI’m an academy instructor for the Grand Junction Fire Department in Colorado. The academy is doing a 9/11 memorial stair climb and we are all climbing in honor of an FDNY. I’m carrying your name and picture. Never forgotten.
– David NichalsonThank you for fighting and risking and sacrificeing your life for us.
– EvelynEvery year my family watches the September 11th memorial and when your name comes up we say a special prayer for you and your family. My brother Paul Marten is a now retired NYC Firefighter. On the evening of 9-11-01 my father’s friend came to the house on a mission from our parish Monsignor who had very close ties with the fire department. He was told my brother was missing and assumed dead. It was a terrible few hours but we were spared. My brother was confused with you. My family prayed for your family that day, hoping you would be found and be ok. We feel a deep connection with you, though we have never met and I feel a bit uneasy even now, comparing our temporary grief with the very real, lifelong pain your family has experienced. I just wanted your family to know that there is another family who honors your sacrifice. RIP.
– Laura MartenToday on September 11, 2024 I carried your name, title, and engine 201 on an ID tag climbing 110 flights of stairs in your honor. You are never forgotten
– Hanna