The day before his death, Jesse Gerhard ran into a burning building to rescue residents. He continues to save lives as an organ and tissue donor.
“The fact that he’s not here anymore breaks my heart, it breaks everybody’s heart,” said Firefighter Carl Kretkowski of FDNY Ladder 134.
Gerhard ran into a burning building the day before his death to rescue residents. He continues to save lives as a registered organ and tissue donor.“It doesn’t surprise anybody. The guy, like I said, lived and breathed to be a firefighter, to help others and even in his death, he’s helping others,” Kretkowski said.
“Including giving the gift of sight, including helping burn victims and a host of other injuries and conditions that people have across the world,” said Leonard Achan, president and CEO of LiveOnNY.did after his tragic death in January.
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