Edward A. Brennan III:
Sports-Loving Fiancé
Edward
A. Brennan III was wild about sports, so he would read
the sports pages before starting the day at Cantor
Fitzgerald, where he was a vice president and a bonds
broker.
"One day, he walked away from his desk and left his
newspaper," said his mother, Gail Brennan. "The guy next
to him removed the sports section and added the living
section from another newspaper to watch his reaction. My
son came back and went bananas. He said, `That so-and-so
put two living sections in my paper!' Everyone around him
collapsed laughing because they knew that it was the
first thing that he did in the morning."
Mr. Brennan, 37, whom everyone called Teddy, was known
for his sharp mind and uncanny sense of humor. "He had an
amazing mind for math," his mother said. He was an avid
golfer, playing at a club on the Jersey Shore, not far
from his native Sea Girt, where he had hoped to retire.
The strapping blond man had an eclectic style of dress on
the golf course: black golf socks and a golf shirt two
sizes too small, buttoned up to the neck. Mrs. Brennan
said that he probably wore the shirts to show off his
biceps, which he worked hard to develop.
Mr. Brennan was the oldest and only male of four
siblings, including twins. He was engaged to be married
to Meghan Daly, whom he had met about two years before
Sept. 11.
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