The widow of a decorated FDNY firefighter says she's now caught in a fight with the pension board.
Angela Skudin told CBS2 they are being denied the full funds they deserve for his years of service.
She says for 16 and a half years he did everything for the FDNY, serving on the Surf Rescue Unit, mentoring new recruits, and outside of firefighting he worked additional hours as a lifeguard on Long Island. Before joining the FDNY, he was a teacher.
Angela Skudin says the pension board won't give her his full pension because he did not have 20 years in the FDNY, but she says the FDNY allows its members to add time racked up from other government jobs in the state and that would bring him to the 20 years required.
"He had accrued buyback hours that were accepted by the FDNY that would have been then applied on the back end, but there's nothing that happens to these hours if you die," Angela Skudin said.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky introduced a bill last week to ensure the family gets his full pension.
Separate from the pension issue, the family is suing the Biltmore Estate, where her husband died.
