Amy Magierski (nee Forni:  

Born and raised in New Dorp. I went to PS 41 and than was part of the first graduating class at Egbert Junior High....now they call it Egbert Intermediate. Worked in mid-town Manhattan on Park Ave as a actuarial associate and pension plan advisor until 1977. I married my husband in 1973. Met him in Doherty's bar on New Dorp Lane....I loved that place, especially Harry, the elder Doherty. Had my first child, a daughter, in 1977. Named her Melanie. My second didn't come along until 1983. Another daughter who we named Courtney. Than 12 months and 3 days later our last was born, Luke. My husband worked on Staten Island for Con Edison for 35 years. I did the stay at home Mom thing...PTA president etc etc. In 2000 my husband was involved in an on the job accident that devestated our lives. He suffered a broken leg and crush injuries to the back of his right thigh. He spent 3 years in and out of hospitals and nursing rehab centers, having one surgery after another. His 13th surgery resulted in the doctors amputating his leg. It would take half a life time to type all the injuries, both medical, neurological and psychological that he still suffers from. On the bright side, he has one of those hundred thousand dollar computer legs. He just doesn't use it to it's fullest extent. Last year we moved to NC. Hoping it would be a better place to retire to for Mark. My daughter Melanie joined the US Navy in July 2001. She was part of a "delayed entry" program waiting for an opening in their corpsman program. They told her they would have an opening in Jan of 2002. Than 9/11 happened. On 9/26 at 7:30 PM the Navy called our house. The next day Melanie was gone and we didn't see her until December when she graduated from Basic training. She was a baby ...Expand for more