Photo of Frank and his child
Frank with his son, Joseph
Frank's children, Joseph and Juliana in a fire truck
Frank swimming with his son, Joseph and daughter, Juliana
Frank with his dressed up child
Frank with his son, Joseph
Frank with his children, Juliana and Joseph
Photo of Frank with his children, Joseph and Juliana
Photo of Frank on vacation
Photo of Frank
Photo of Frank in a Santa hat
Family portrait of Frank, his wife, Margarite and their children, Joseph and Juliana
Portrait of Frank in uniform
Photo of Frank with family blowing out birthday candles
Frank surrounded by his friends
Frank with his family
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Photo of Frank surrounded by friends
Photo of Frank with his wife, Margarite
Photo of Frank out with a friend
Photo of Frank with family at the pool
Letter from Frank's son, Joseph for his father
Letter for Frank from his daughter, Juliana
Poem written by Juliana Bonomo about loosing her father
Letter from Margarite about her family and her life with Frank
Letter from Margarite about her family and her life with Frank
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It figures that Alan Bondarenko, with more than three decades in hydro-electric power, would have known a thing or two about dishwashers. Meticulous in his habits — "his checkbook was perfect," his wife, Julie, said — Mr. Bondarenko, 53, could not resist looking over her shoulder as she used the dishwasher in their Flemington, N.J., home. "He would check how I loaded the dishes because he was an engineer," Mrs. Bondarenko said. "He would critique it."
But Mr. Bondarenko was also a thoughtful, witty man who was always available to help with a problem and who took great satisfaction in his work.
In the 1970's, the couple spent more than two years in Pakistan, where Mr. Bondarenko worked on the Tarbella Dam, and later they lived in Argentina. Mr. Bondarenko, said his older son, Joseph, "taught us to be open to and accepting of other cultures."
Working for Washington Group International in the World Trade Center, Mr. Bondarenko itched to be out in the field. Just before he died, the couple considered living abroad again, perhaps in Turkey.
"We talked about how maybe we would go out one more time," his wife said. "We were in the process of discussing that."
Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on June 2, 2002
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Even when he came home bone-tired from fighting fires and running a family video business, Frank J. Bonomo mustered the energy to fashion a putting green alongside his ranch-style house in Port Jefferson, N.Y.
For four months, he worked with childlike enthusiasm, laying sod, pouring sand and sinking cups. He finished last July.
"It was the only thing in our house that he did on his own without hiring anyone to help," said his wife, Margarite. Frank Bonomo, 42, a New York City firefighter for 17 years, cherished the time he spent with his wife and their children, Joseph, 5, and Juliana, 2. He spent his entire career at Engine Company 230 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. His friends at the firehouse remember his great sense of humor.
"He was a devoted family man," said Ted DiPasquale, a neighbor and a colleague of Firefighter Bonomo for 12 years. "I have two daughters, and Frank used to joke that I had to do a special thing to have a son. He never got around to telling me what that was."
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Always in my prayers and thoughts.
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My name is Laudan. I am a…
My name is Laudan. I am a senior in high school and doing a project on 9/11 and the victims. I happened to pull his name for mine. I want to send my condolences to all his friends and family.
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