On September 11, 2001, Marian Fontana lost her husband, dave, a firefighter from the elite squad 1 in brooklyn, in the world trade center attack. Begins that fateful morning, when marian, a playwright and comedienne, bec...On September 11, 2001, Marian Fontana lost her husband, dave, a firefighter from the elite squad 1 in brooklyn, in the world trade center attack. Begins that fateful morning, when marian, a playwright and comedienne, became a widow, a single mother, and an unlikely activist.