Lucas Silverio, teen killed trying to save girl from fire, honored by Bronx Community College with posthumous degree
The teenager ran back into the smoke-filled stairwells, up 14 flights and grabbed the badly burned 3-year-old. McDonald did not survive and Silverio died three days later. "We are gonna be seeing the diploma at home every day, you know what I'm saying? He is always going to be on our mind," uncle Carlos Mendoza said. Silverio's heartbroken mother Ana Mendoza Silverio says her heart is heavy because you are never prepared to lose a son. Silverio was in an accelerated study program at Bronx Community College and was close to graduating when he died. He was studying to be a home health aide and ...
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