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Many of today's most famous and influential politicians, business leaders, musicians and Hollywood actors got their start in teaching, and the experience shaped them into the people they are today. Teaching allowed them to connect with students, build up their public speaking skills, use their creativity and give back to their communities before they embarked on the next stage of their lives. Here are 21 famous people you might be surprised to learn once worked as teachers. (This story originally appeared on The Active Times.)
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A New Haven firefighter who died while responding to a blaze last week was celebrated across Connecticut.
The remembrance of Ricardo Torres Jr. started with a funeral mass in New Haven. It included a brave testimonial from his pregnant wife Erica Martinez, who’s also left caring for their 11-month-old son.
“…Rick, I’m angry. I miss you. I don’t care about you being a hero or not,” Martinez said. “You’re supposed to go to work, do your job, and come home.”
Martinez was able to smile and laugh a few times during her eulogy, like when she remembered how her first date with Torres some six years ago ended.
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Thousands pay tribute to fallen New Haven firefighter
Pallbearers carry the casket of New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. into St. Mary s Church in New Haven, Conn., Thursday, May 20, 2021. Torres, who died battling a house blaze in New Haven, is being remembered and honored during funeral and burial services. (Arnold Gold/Hearst Connecticut Media/New Haven Register via AP)