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John,

Today marks 10 years since Hurricane Sandy devastated my community and the region I call home. I am remembering those we lost and the way we united through adversity to recover. To mark this solemn anniversary I want to share with you a story about resiliency:

​​Hurricane Sandy was barreling towards the east coast of the United States. I was the Mayor of the City of Newark at the time, in a command vehicle with two officers driving me. And the wind was shaking our giant SUV when I got a call on my cell phone. I picked up, and the person on the other end said: “Hi, this is a White House operator, will you hold for the President of the United States?” It was President Obama, and as you would expect, he was just kind and decent, checking in person to person.

I hung up the phone with him, and almost immediately the phone rang again. And it was the Governor of the state of New Jersey doing the same thing — checking in during this time of imminent danger.

I hung up with him and at that point, we’re driving up a hill. My officers and I immediately see that all the telephone poles have come crashing down at the top. It was a mess of wire and wood and there through the storm, in the sheets of rain, we see a beam of light swinging frantically at us.

As we got closer, we could make out a man in the rain. So we pull over and I roll down my window. I'm upset he’s out there and I raise my voice over the wind and the rain, and I yelled: “What are you doing out here?” And then he looks at me as if I've just asked him the stupidest question in the world. He says back to me, “Mayor, look at all of those wires, it's dangerous. I'm standing out here to make sure no one gets hurt.”

I just talked to the President of the United States, to the Governor of my state, I'm the Mayor of my state's largest city, but the greatest example of service, of goodness, of kindness I found that night was the man standing in middle of the savage storm and dark of night watching out for other people.

Today I’m thinking of that man, and so many others who stood in the storm that night and throughout the recovery days, weeks, months, and even years after – emergency responders, essential workers, friends, and neighbors.

Love,
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