WTC general manager Thomas Donovan, 87
Photo credit: Handout | Thomas Donovan, a lawyer and a general manager at the World Trade Center, died in his sleep at Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Port Washington on Jan. 20. The longtime Garden City resident was 87.
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Thomas Donovan wasn't gregarious. He didn't speak loudly or without purpose. Instead, he chose his words carefully, thoughtfully. Above all, his family said, he was caring and selfless.
"His focus always was on people other than himself," said his son James Donovan of Manhattan.
Donovan, a lawyer and a general manager at the World Trade Center, died in his sleep at Sands Point Center...
