GREENBURGH — Former longtime Fairview Fire Chief Robert Mauro, who retired last month after 45-years in the fire service, died Sunday at White Plains Hospital Center, at the age of 76.
Succeeding him, newly sworn in Fire Chief Anthony LoGiudice, had described the longtime chief as a mentor.
"He just retired and he didn't get a chance to enjoy any of it," LoGiudice explained.
Mauro began his firefighting career as a volunteer in Thornwood, while he was working at the General Precision Laboratory there. After working at the lab for 12 years, he decided to take the civil service exam for firefighters. He joined the Fairview department in 1965 and never looked back.
He would become the town's Chief in our largest fire district serving for 33 years. During the 1980s he helped draft state law that requires hotels and motels to furnish each room with smoke detectors for the hearing impaired. He worked exhaustively on the County’s E-911 telephone system implementation, concerned that the plan neglected to identify unpaved streets and unnumbered homes. He also served as vice chairman of the Greenburgh Health Center and as an aide at the White Plains Phobia Clinic, helping people manage panic and anxieties.
During the latter portion of his fire career, he joined the Elmsford Fire Company No. 1 on East Main Street, in Elmsford, to recapture some of the volunteer spirit he longed for from his Thornwood Fire Department days. He served as Vice President for the Fire Company.
He's survived by his wife, Terre; a daughter, Lisa Dodaro; and a son, Martine Mauro, all of Greenburgh.
Rest in Peace.
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