Lawrence James Webb‚ 37‚ career firefighter‚ Newark Fire Deparment‚ died May 22‚ 2001‚ while fighting an apartment fire. He came from a family dedicated to service. His father is a retired Newark fire captain‚ and a brother currently is with the department. One of four brothers‚ Webb often took young firefighters under his wing and acted as a big brother to them. He was a motorcylce enthusiast and was described as courageous and a great firefighter.