It was a simple credo, but one that guided NYPD officer Marc St. Arromand through his life of public service.
"Marc was a helper," said his wife, Cecilia Jackson St. Arromand. "He always said, 'It's nice to be nice to people. You never know when you are going to need them.' "
After his death in an off-duty motorcycle accident in April, the Elmont resident, 42, and a 14-year veteran of the NYPD continued to make a difference _ as a registered organ donor. Cecilia St. Arromand said she "didn't think twice" when a nurse approached her about donating her husband's organs, including his corneas.