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Superstorm Sandy: Remembering the 13 who died on LI

Safar Shafinoori, 84, of Glen Head died when

Photo credit: Handout | Safar Shafinoori, 84, of Glen Head died when he went outside to move his car during Sandy and was hit by a falling tree. He is remembered by family as a "dedicated family man, true friend and lifelong philanthropist."

One walked outside at the wrong moment. Another took a final ride down the wrong street. And one chose the wrong patch of woods to set up camp.

The 13 people killed on Long Island as a result of Hurricane Sandy included mothers and fathers, rich and poor, young and old. Some were just entering the prime of their lives -- happily married and raising kids -- while others were struggling to find...

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