Bob Maher went to the ninth floor to help a double-amputee out of bed. Rounding the corner, the Hartford Hospital aide, then 21, met with a wall of pitch-black smoke about 10 yards away.

STUFFLEBEAM, John Howard John Howard Stufflebeam, 63, of Manchester, passed away on Sunday (June 6, 2010) at Hartford Hospital in Hartford ... United Methodist Church 1208 Main St. Manchester ...