‘Never say die!’: Paralyzed businesswoman always had fight, has been there for her community
Updated Dec 25, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
Friends and family gathered in the parking lot of Historic Richmondtown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 for a candlelight vigil for Diana Petrone was seriously injured in a car crash. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Years prior to a horrific crash that left a beloved Staten Island business owner paralyzed, she described herself in an Advance/SILive.com interview as a “tenacious” person who “strives to be better.”
Diana Petrone, former owner of Not Just Bagels in Dongan Hills, will need every bit of that tenacity in the months and years ahead, following the Dec. 12 incident in New Springville.