FAMILY FRIENDS
Donna Marie Giordano
Donna Marie Giordano liked to go to Bon Jovi concerts with her son, Michael. "Bon Jovi was her second love," he said. But the Giordanos' common interests went beyond music. "We would drive to the mountains and go hiking. Or go out to dinner," Mr. Giordano said. "We did everything together. We were more like brother and sister."
Ms. Giordano, 44 and divorced, liked having her family nearby. An insurance syndicator for the Aon Corporation in 2 World Trade Center, she had gotten jobs for her son and her sister, Elaine Barrett, at the company. Though they were in the building on Sept. 11, Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Giordano escaped.
Generous and warm, Ms. Giordano could also be single-minded. "She made everything she became interested in a priority," her son said.
One priority was raising money for charity. On Sept. 7, Ms. Giordano helped organize an event to benefit Urban Pathways, a program for the homeless, at a bar near her office. As usually happened when Ms. Giordano got involved, she had persuaded executives at Aon to show up. That night, they raised $2,500.
You and others will not be
You and others will not be forgotten. Miss you smile laughter and friendship.
Posted by Patti Abbott-Bozzo
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