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'Everyone Was Family To Him': Community Mourns Long Island Dad, Husband After Sudden Death
Days after the unexpected death of a Long Island man, community members have amassed funds to support his widow and their four-year-old daughter.
“Brian didn’t have acquaintances or friends, he only had family. Everyone was family to him and that’s how he lived and loved.”
On Sunday, Aug. 6, Brian Flaherty died of a heart attack in his sleep, according to his wife Lenora and a GoFundMe set up by her sister, Arianna Zee.
Zee said that, though Lenora attempted to revive him with 911 on the phone, it was too late.
Now, as Lenora and the couple’s four-year-old daughter Francesca navigate l…
