Archive of News (2019)
Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name
James Zadroga, the NYPD detective who gave his name to the original 9/11 bill after dying from exposure to Ground Zero, is getting some partners.
We must finish hero’s mission
On Wednesday, we said our final farewell to NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez, a true American hero.
Mourners gather for the funeral of 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez
Police officers, family members and friends said their final goodbyes to 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez during his funeral service at the Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens on July 3, 2019.
Honoring a hero: With Luis Alvarez’s passing, Gov. Cuomo should sign bill granting unlimited sick time for 9/11 responders
New York said farewell Wednesday to a hero as retired NYPD Detective Lou Alvarez was laid to rest — the latest victim of World Trade Center-related illnesses.
‘We Are Seeing People Dropping Like Flies’: Meet the 9/11 First Responders Now Fighting for Their Own Lives
“I don’t think anyone went there with the thought, ‘Don’t go there. You will get sick,’ ” one responder tells PEOPLE
Mourners pack Queens church to honor 9/11 first responder Det. Luis Alvarez, a Ground Zero hero killed by cancer
In the final hours of his shortened life, heroic 9/11 first responder Det. Luis Alvarez was in hospice care when he spoke of the colleagues poisoned alongside him in the toxins of Ground Zero.
9/11 survivors push for permanent VCF funding at town hall hosted by Rep. Rose
Former NYPD Det. Luis (Lou) Alvarez and his years of tireless service weren’t far from the minds of a crowd in Sea View Tuesday night.
2 Port Authority Cops Die; One 9/11-Related
The Port Authority Police Department is mourning the loss of two officers who died from job-related health issues within several days of each other last month.
Luis Alvarez, a Hero to Fellow 9/11 Responders, Is Laid to Rest
During Mr. Alvarez’s emotional plea before Congress, his frail appearance displayed the stark realities facing many ground zero emergency responders.
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 responder and advocate, mourned by family, NYPD at emotional funeral
Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks and fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, was remembered for his “tenacity and resilience”…