William Christopher Bonardi
William Christopher Bonardi, 36, Lincoln
POSTED: 3:39 p.m. EST March 19, 2003
UPDATED: 11:10 p.m. EST March 26, 2003
William Christopher Bonardi lived just five minutes away from
his parents in Lincoln. That may help explain why he remained so
close to them.
Bonardi, 36, ate weekly with his parents. He went grocery
shopping with his mother on weekends.
"During meals he would fill us in on all the stuff he did and
the funny things he and his friends did," his mother, Dorothy
Bonardi, told The Providence Journal. "He kept us young by telling
us what was going on with young people and the world."
Bonardi covered the Providence Bruins hockey team on WALE radio.
His house is filled with hockey sticks and memorabilia from two
other sports teams: the Boston Red Sox and Washington Redskins.
He also had mementos from Japan and China, countries he visited
on business trips for Burns of Boston.
"The people he met there still send him cards and presents,"
his father said.
Salvatore Esposito met Bonardi when they both worked at Burns of
Boston. They often went to The Station, and attended the Great
White concert. Esposito said he grabbed Billy when the fire broke
out, but he lost him in the crowd.
