A Massachusetts mesothelioma widow recently suffered a painful theft following the loss of her husband. Mike Urban, a firefighter, died on January 7 after battling mesothelioma cancer. At his funeral, his firefighting helmet was presented to his widow who gave it to Urban’s nephew for safekeeping. In a snowstorm that followed the service, the nephew had to abandon his car with the helmet in it. The car was retrieved in better weather, but the helmet was gone.
The family was distraught. One firefighter said of the helmet, “It’s everything to us, it’s a symbol of what we are. A piece of it is missing from Mike now.
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