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	FDNY paramedic&nbsp;Lt. Alison Russo was &ldquo;a giver,&rdquo; who &ldquo;made people laugh&rdquo; and was &ldquo;filled with life,&rdquo; friends on Monday said outside her wake Monday in Commack. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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'She was a giver.' Friends and colleagues attend wake for FDNY paramedic Lt. Alison Russo

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