On Tuesday, at the wake for Lt. Edward Walsh, Boston Fire Department District Chief Richard Magee presented Lt. Walsh’s widow Kristen with her husband’s wedding band. It had been missing for almost a week.

After learning of its disappearance from Kristen Walsh, firefighters from Engine 33 and Ladder 15 were convinced it would be in the Beacon Street building where Lt. Walsh died. They were right, but it took some doing to find it.

I urge you to read the entire column about Lt. Walsh’s wedding band written by Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen. Here’s an excerpt: