JOSEPH AGNELLO: Family,
Sports, Firefighting
Joseph
Agnello was a firefighter with Ladder Company 118 in
Brooklyn Heights with a 36th birthday coming up in
October. But he was not a man who was defined by his job
&emdash; he was a guy who loved his kids, his dogs, his
life.
"People on my block didn't know my husband was a
fireman," said his wife, Vinnie Carla Agnello. "He never
need to talk about himself or the job. He wasn't the type
of person who needed attention."
Mr. Agnello loved to spend time with Chelsea and
Durante, the boxers he and his wife doted on before their
sons Salvatore, who is just 3, and Vincent, 19 months,
came along.
"Those dogs have been all over the country with us,"
Mrs. Agnello said.
But he was also into boogie boarding with his wife in
the summer, skiing and snowboarding with a small group of
friends in the winter.
"We spent some time together on the slopes," said
Anthony Carbone, a firefighter who met Mr. Agnello at
Ladder Company 118 eight years ago. "He turned into a
pretty good skier, but then he felt it was time to move
on to snowboarding. He was a quiet, very confident and
very determined guy."
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