On 9/11, Firefighter John Schardt, 34, didn’t know he was going to have a third son. His wife didn’t learn she was pregnant until the 13th. John Jr. was born eight months later. Schardt was a man who loved his job, loved helping others, and loved working with his hands. “Hands of gold” wrote his wife. His young boys would follow Daddy with their toy tools to help as he did fix-it chores around the house.

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