Former New York City police detective Luis Alvarez, who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund died Saturday at age 53.
A former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund died Saturday at age 53.
Alvarez appeared with former"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart earlier this month to plead with Congress to extend the compensation fund. Alvarez was admitted to a hospice in Rockville Centre on Long Island within a few days of his testimony. Alvarez's survivors include his wife, his three sons, his parents and three siblings. The family said in a Facebook post that Alvarez touched many lives by sharing his battle with cancer."Thank you for giving us this time we have had with him, it was a blessing," the post said.
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