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Cancer Claims 9/11 Cop
PERRY CHIARAMONTE and MURRAY WEISS
NY Post
Wednesday May 09, 2007
A detective on Mayor Bloomberg's security detail died yesterday of cancer - an illness his family and union officials believe can be traced to his work in the toxic debris at Ground Zero after 9/11.
Detective Kevin Hawkins, 42, died at 2 a.m. at the hospice unit of Calvary Hospital in The Bronx, said Vic Cipulla, vice president of the Detectives Endowment Association.
He'd been diagnosed with kidney cancer in September.
Cipulla said Hawkins and his family had filed a claim that would seek verification that his illness was in the line of duty, making him eligible for a disability pension.
"Members have come down with various forms of cancer and there are many still to come," he said.
The claim was prompted by a law - passed in 2005 and named after Detective James Zadroga, who died of lung disease after his work at Ground Zero - that ensures public workers can get a disability pension if their illness is traced to the recovery effort.
Hawkins worked at Ground Zero for two months.
"Kevin brought a quiet reserve and a sense of duty to everything he did," a statement from Bloomberg said. "He fought this disease with the same integrity and strength that he displayed serving our country and our city."
Hawkins, who joined the department in 1987, also served two tours of duty in the Gulf War in 1990.
"He was a member of the United States Marine Corps who served his nation in war, as he did the Police Department, with pride and dedication," Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
Hawkins is survived by his wife Marie, and three children. |
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| DUDE-HERE |
| they should have evacuated the entire city for at least a couple of years |
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| patcracker |
| The EPA should not have given a green light to proceed until ALL testing was done. There will be more poeple getting cancer especially the emergency crews. |
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| a82ahawk |
Kevin was my Older Brother......He was my "Hero" growing up and he served his Country as well as the City of New York with distinctions......
His name is being Honored in One Police Plaza as well as being added to the The World Trade Center Memorial... |
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| Stickman |
Quote: Originally posted by patcracker
The EPA should not have given a green light to proceed until ALL testing was done. There will be more poeple getting cancer especially the emergency crews. |
The EPA didn't. They reported back to Whitman the dangerous conditions. She reported this to Rice and the WH, who told her to tell everyone that the air was safe and work should proceed.
Now why would Ghouliani be in such a hurry to destroy the evidence, I mean clear the area? |
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| Kill Van Kull |
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| Timmy |
| People get cancer all the time. How can you trace it back to 911??? |
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