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January 7, 2022

The January 7, 2022 New York Daily News covered the death of Det. Barbara A. Burnette, who passed away on December 30, 2021, from the aftereffects of her work on the rescue and recovery from the World Trade Center attacks of 2001. You can read the story here:

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-hero-nypd-detective-barbara-burnette-dies-from-911-related-illness-20220106-tw3ckvxzwbgjjjxxohyg2aop4y-story.html?utm_source=SHQ&utm_medium=email&utm_content=retarget&utm_campaign=nonsub_general

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Funeral Mass for Albert “Big Al” N. Thompson

NYC businessman and police supporter Albert “Big Al” N. Thompson passed away March 8, 2026. Thompson was a self-made businessman

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NY Daily News Covers the Death of Hero Det. Barbara Burnette

NY Daily News Covers the Death of Hero Det. Barbara Burnette

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Funeral Mass for Albert “Big Al” N. Thompson

Wake & Funeral for NYPD P.O. & U. S. Army National Guard Major Sorffly Davius

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NY Daily News Covers the Death of Hero Det. Barbara Burnette

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Funeral Mass for Albert “Big Al” N. Thompson

Wake & Funeral for NYPD P.O. & U. S. Army National Guard Major Sorffly Davius

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