Robert Cordani had always been there for other people.
Whether it was as a firefighter in Wurtsboro, an EMT for the Mamakating First Aid Squad, or a neighbor, friend or brother.
“He was one of those neighbors or friends that if you needed something, 24 hours a day, he’s down there to help you,” said his brother, Art Cordani.
When Robert Cordani died on Saturday, he was doing what he has his whole life: helping others.
Cordani responded to a medical call for a neighbor suffering from cardiac arrest about 6 p.m. in Wurtsboro Hills and began to perform CPR before collapsing from a cardiac arrest of his own, according to a statement from Wurtsboro Fire Chief Richard Dunn.