Higgins' Thoughts Turn to Firefighter Father
The following article featuring former Yale standout Chris Higgins appeared May 2 on the Calgary Sun Web site.
BY RANDY SPORTAK
NASHVILLE - For several weeks, Chris Higgins' father was nowhere to be seen.
Bobby Higgins, a firefighter for the 231 Engine Company in Brooklyn, N.Y., was among the many brave people who immediately responded when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, feverishly trying to save lives. After nearly a month combing through the rubble, finding more dead bodies than survivors, the crews finally were finished their task.
Chris Higgins, a Vancouver Canucks forward, thought immediately of his father after hearing the news Sunday that Osama Bin Laden -- the mastermind behind the attacks -- had been killed Sunday in Pakistan.
Complete article can be accessed via the Sun Web site by clicking here.
