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Gary Albero
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Name: Gary Albero
Age: 39
From: Emerson, NJ, United States
Occupation: insurance broker, Aon Corp.
Location: World Trade Center
Age: 39
From: Emerson, NJ, United States
Occupation: insurance broker, Aon Corp.
Location: World Trade Center
Prayers & Messages
Gary Albero
2008-09-12
I was very sadenned when I became aware of of Gary's passing by accident 2 years ago. I met Gary at a gym in NYC in 1990. We struck up a freindship and became good friends. We worked in the same neighborhood uptown and would head down to the gym after work. Gary was one of those rare individuals that if he befreinded you , it was like you were a family member. He was always there for you needed him, always a joy to be around, and always willing to try anything that sparked his interest. I had boxed in the PAL and when he mentioned that he wanted to try the Golden Gloves, I warned him it wouldn't be easy. To his credit however, he saw it through and said it was one of the greatest athletic experieces that he ever had. Unfortunately we lost touch when my job was relocated and I was blessed with a new son which limted my time at the gym. I'm so sorry that we did.
I was blessed however to have gotten to know Gary, a great human being, even for the short time that I did. My deepest condolences to his family on this sad day.
God Bless,
Leo Kapakos, friend
Gary Albero
2007-02-18
Like the rest of us, Gary was just an overgrown kid, reluctant to say goodbye to a game he loved. Thinking back, it must have been funny to the casual observer to see the twelve members of "The Gunners" storm into our favorite post-game watering hole, uniforms caked with mud, to relive the glory of the past few hours. In our own inconsequential way, we were a force--a group of friends that, in the company of each other, felt acutely alive. That's how I'll remember Gary. As a tough, yet lighthearted part of a very special band of brothers.
God Bless You, Gary.
Jim Ritterhoff, friend
Jim Ritterhoff, friend
Gary Albero
2007-02-18
I didn't know Gary all that well, but what I did know, I liked a helluva lot. We played together on a touch football team for five years in the Yorkville Sports Association League. Trivial as that may sound, I often recall those Sunday afternoons on the fields of Grand Street or Central Park as some of the happiest times I've spent in New York.