Guardino will appeared on a segment that focused on Bruce Boehm, a West Hempstead resident and Franklin Square native who perished at the World Trade Center, and his surviving wife Irene and his two daughters, Stacey and Brittany.
A career financial broker, Bruce Boehm had a lifelong love for the beach. He served as an ocean lifeguard with his longtime friend, Supervisor Rich Guardino. Additionally, Bruce competed in triathlons and spent countless leisure hours with his family at the beach. "Maury and I felt that a fitting tribute would be to create a bronze plaque and mount it on Bruce's lifeguard stand as a permanent tribute to his dedication and service to protecting the lives
of beachgoers and swimmers," said Guardino.
Guardino and Maury had an additional surprise for the Boehm family. Bruce's daughters, both accomplished swimmers, have expressed a desire to carry on their father's legacy as ocean lifeguards. Responding to this wish, Guardino offered both daughters a position as ocean lifeguards, working for the Town of Hempstead. "It seemed fitting that Stacey and Brittany should serve as lifeguards at the same beach as their dad, and I was thrilled to be able to offer them a position," commented Guardino. "The town would be proud to have these outstanding young women sitting atop their father's former lifeguard station. I am confident that they will save many lives just as their dad did."
"Working side by side as an ocean lifeguard with Bruce Boehm afforded me a great opportunity to work with one of the finest men I have ever known," concluded Guardino. "I remember cheering him on three days before his death at the Town of Hempstead triathlon. Bruce enriched the lives of so many people that the town and Maury Povich wanted to do something to pay tribute to him and his work as a lifeguard."
