Mark Rolle couldn’t help but laugh when a somber moment took an unexpected turn.
He stood in front of mourners gathered inside Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck Tuesday morning to share memories of his son, Matthew, who died Jan. 4 after a three-year battle with cancer. Matt was 36.
Mr. Rolle had just begun a brief tribute following Mass, speaking about the kindness shown by Matt’s co-workers in the Riverhead Central School District, when a loud beeping noise echoed throughout the church.
It was the fire alarm.
“Well, this is fitting for Matt,” he said before laughing. “We’ll remember this.”