A funeral for first responder Luis Alvarez will be held Wednesday, just days after his powerful congressional testimony on compensating individuals with health problems related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks
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9/11 first responder and advocate Luis Alvarez dies at 53Alvarez, 53, died Saturday from complications of cancer linked to the time he spent with other first responders at Ground Zero. Following the news of his death, several lawmakers have called on Congress to permanently allocate money to a fund that compensates survivors and responders affected by the 2001 attacks."Detective Alvarez lost his fight against cancer, but his fight for 9/11 responders and survivors continues.
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