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David A. Defeo
37 years old. Residence: New York, N.Y.
Died in World Trade Center
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Mr. Defeo,
At I.S.61, You were my seventh-grade Italian teacher, whom we all loved so much. Your family is in my prayers, and thanks for being such a wonderful teacher and person.
*** Posted by Yazlyn Tio on 2010-09-13 ***
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I'd been working with Dave for six months straight, implementing and upgrading the accounting system at Sandler-O'Neill and Partners in 2001. We never actually met until the afternoon of September 10th. We'd been working and talking and joking entirely by email and phone all that time ... yet, ironically, our offices were just four blocks apart. He dropped by unexpectedly, and it was such a pleasure to shake Dave's hand. There was a humorous reunion feel about it, as well as a sense of completeness, finally being able to connect his face to his voice. Everybody in our company had fun saying hello to him in person.
I was trapped alone in our building the following morning, having arrived late to work, and everybody else had already evacuated. With communications down and the air being slowly replaced by toxic fumes from outside, I kept my calm. I was still okay, I told myself, and believed that I was going to get through the disaster of that day. But then I thought about Dave in one moment, and realized he was very likely gone, which broke my emotional composure. I wept, and I feared that I had just lost a friend, which was confirmed in the days thereafter. Only 17 employees from Sandler O'Neill survived the destruction of Tower #2. Dave wasn’t one of them. He was among the 66 who had perished.
We spend a third or more of our daily lives at our jobs, and the people with whom we share those times, in various fashions, become a sort of second co-existent family. I met Dave only once in person, but I had the pleasure of his presence in my life for the entire six months before. We were colleagues on a project together. He was funny, and he was smart. He was dedicated. He made a difference in the quality of my life, and I considered him a member of my second family. I still think about him, and I wanted to take this opportunity, today on 9/11 in 2010, to share with everybody another example of how Dave touched the lives of others in a meaningful and positive way.
Sincerely,
Neil
*** Posted by Neil Leupold on 2010-09-12 ***
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I don't really know David. I was watching a special where they honored all the victims by showing each name. I was struck to see a DeFeo. When I found a picture of David on the net, I was even more taken 'cause there is a strong resemblance to me when I was young. Now I'm close to 60. All I have to say is that all the DeFeo's I know in N.J. are good-hearted people, and I'm sure David is, too (after reading a lot about him).
*** Posted by Angelo p DeFeo on 2008-09-11 ***
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David was my 1st cousin -- I didn't know him as long as I wish I could have and I'll always miss him. Rest in peace, David.
*** Posted by Andrew Paolino on 2008-09-11 ***
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Mr. Defeo was my 6th grade science teacher and he had a lasting impact on my life. he was a great teacher and an even better person. I was lucky to get to have him as a teacher the one year he taught at my middle school
*** Posted by Stefanie Johnson on 2005-11-15 ***
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