Frank A. DeMartini Wrestling Center
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Beloved husband of Nicole (Fasnacht). Devoted father of Sabrina and Dominic. Beloved son of Alfred and Alberta De Martini of Haddon Heights, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. Engaging brother to Alfred, Nina, Rosemary, Paul and their spouses. Terrific uncle to their children. For the Port Authority, Frank was Construction Manager of the World Trade Center, a building that he passionately admired.
Raised in Haddon Heights, NJ, he earned a degree in architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where he practiced his profession and developed real estate after graduating in 1974. He was hired by the structural engineering firm Leslie E. Robertson Associates to help with the repairs of the 1993 terrorist bombing at the World Trade Center. He will be remembered for his courage, his passion, his love for his family, and his joy in being a parent.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Frank De Martini had a passion for old cars, motorcycles, sailing and everything Italian. He also loved restoring Brooklyn brownstones, and was fascinated with the World Trade Center. Mr. De Martini, an architect, started working at the twin towers when he was hired to assess the damage from the 1993 bombing. He stayed on, becoming the construction manager, the man to see when you wanted to move a wall or rearrange the plumbing. Mr. De Martini's wife, Nicole, also worked in the towers, and their children, Sabrina, 10, and Dominic, 8, could often be seen splashing around in the pool at the complex's Marriott Hotel.
Compact and athletic, Mr. De Martini, 49, once used a baseball bat to chase away an intruder who had picked the wrong brownstone. "He was really very fearless," said Michael Prager, a longtime friend. When the north tower was struck, Nicole De Martini was just leaving her husband's office on the 88th floor. Finding a stairway that was still intact, he ushered her to safety. But he refused to follow just then because others needed help. "He saw himself very much as a protector," Mr. Prager said.
I know his Brother and Nephew
I know his Brother and Nephew. Paul and Jaime De Martini. RIP Frank
Posted by Carly P.
I watched Heroes of the 88th
I watched Heroes of the 88th Floor tonight. It's the first show I have ever watched that had anything to do with 9/11. I envy any person who has ever had contact with this most incredible human being named Frank DeMartini. The world could use a lot more like him. God bless you!!
Posted by Helene Dean
I watched the Heroes of the
I watched the Heroes of the 88th Floor last night and was deeply moved by the story of Frank s dedication, leadership, and heroism. With sympathy to his family and gratitude for his selfless example of the best of human civilization.
Posted by Wendy Reed
President, Antelope Valley Conservancy
At this time i see in Germany
At this time i see in Germany television a document video over 9/11. In this film it document the way from Mr. Martini. I will said, i thing he was a great man when he help so many peoples.
Posted by Bernd Seidelmann
Watched Heros of the 88th Floor
It was my 8th birthday on the day of the attack. As an adult, listening to the stories from survivors about heros like Frank, makes me hope and pray that in a crisis I respond the way these heros did. I'm so afraid Id freeze up or curl in a ball in a moment like that. Its so hard to conceive of how people reacted so calmly with so much uncertainty. I'm so impressed and floored by the bravery and kindness people had for each other and it makes me angry that this happened to them. I'm so grateful their stories are told so I could hear it. I've been inspired and reminded that death is inevitable but I hope that I make it count someday like Frank and Pablo did. They seemed to face it all so unafraid of what would happen and that's the kind of bravery I aspire to have facing the world.
Posted by Abby
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