Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc. — Paul DiGiacomo, President

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Official Line of Duty Deaths

Alick W. Herrmann

Rank: Detective, second grade

Shield Number: 1903

Command: 100 Squad

Date of Death: 12/23/2011

Cause of Death: Illnesses contracted as a result of work on the rescue and recovery from the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001.

Alick Herrmann died on December 23, 2011 from WTC-related environmental leukemia.  He received a bone marrow transfer in September of 2008 and went into remission for two years.  But by 2011, his cancer returned, and by July he needed additional bone marrow transplants.

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