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Lisa
January 15, 2026
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Martin E. McWilliams
Kings Park, New York
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There are men who are handy around the house, and then there was Martin McWilliams. At age 4, he grabbed a screwdriver from his father's toolbox -- correctly choosing a Phillips head -- and dismantled the neighbors' storm door. When he grew up, there was no stopping him from tiling kitchens, installing new windows and siding, or putting up wallpaper. "He could do just about everything," said his mother, Mary, said. "He was always ready to help."
Mr. McWilliams, 35, a firefighter with Engine Company 22 on the Upper East Side, had many other talents. He knew his way around cars and left behind several, including a 1963 Mustang, at his mother's house in Kings Park, N.Y. He was a fine skier and an accomplished cook, whose chicken francese was a family favorite.
But there was one skill Mr. McWilliams lacked. "He could appreciate a joke, but he could never tell one," said his younger sister, Lynn McWilliams. "He would always mess up the punch line."
Toward the end of Mr. McWilliams's life, he became a father for the first time. The baby, Sara, is now six months old. "I'm in love with her," he used to tell his family.
Guest Book
Hello Martin. I wait to hear your name every year to pay you homage. I never forget you. Lisa and Sara keep you alive here and it's wonderful to hear about your daughter and grandson. You will forever live on in them. There is so much love. You are forever missed.
Sue
September 11, 2025 | Friend
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hi dad,
things are coming up so quickly, another year that has flown by tremendously. i miss you, i wish you were here to witness all of the wonderful milestones. martin is getting so incredibly big and im getting married to the most wonderful man you’d love him. i know you’re always around and watching i just wish you were physically here. i love you i’ll see you one day ❤
sara
September 08, 2025 | Daughter
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Well here we are another year tacked on to how long you're gone. It's the hit and misses of feeling gut punched - this year is the I can't catch my breath year. I miss you love - you could smell it in the air already. Sending love and prayers to you and your brothers. Again thank you for choosing me. I'm honored. I love you.
Lisa
September 06, 2025 | NY
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Hi, I’m trying to find out who to get in touch with in reference to my husband brought a Ricci original print and it is Firefighter Martin E McWilliams engine company 22, FDNY and we’d like to return it to the family if they would like it we just don’t know who the family is.
Gwen Maxfield
August 24, 2025 | Surprise, AZ
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Happy Birthday love...I miss you everyday. Sara, Marty and I will be celebrating you today. Thank you for being that extraordinary human being that you were. Your grandson seems so far to have your temperament - Sending lots of prayers and love to you.
Lisa
January 15, 2025
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Hi Darlin, it's 23 years now. To think you now have a grandson. He's beautiful just like you - you could tell he has a kind spirit that just lights up a room. He and I are super close, oh and the way he laughs. What a gift. As for Sara, oh my gosh - she amazes me. And I know for sure she amazes you as well.
I know you're watching - So grateful.
As for your fallen brothers and sisters past present and future...I send every one love and light. Your bravery and service will never be...
Lisa
September 11, 2024 | NY
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Happy Birthday love...well little Marty is here helping us celebrate your birthday today...he is healthy, has gray blue eyes and is so perfect...your baby is doing great as well, she's a great mama...okay grandpa - I love you - me
lisa
January 15, 2024 | NY
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Hey dad your grandson is being born any day now! I love you I miss you I wish you were here but little Martin will know how amazing his grandfather was❤
Sara
December 20, 2023 | Daughter
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