Luis Alvarez, 9/11 first responder who fought for victim fund, dies at 53 [View all]
Source: CBS News
BY GRACE SEGERS
JUNE 29, 2019 / 8:58 AM / CBS NEWS
Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation fund, died on Saturday, his attorney said. He was 53.
"It is with peace and comfort, that the Alvarez family announce that Luis (Lou) Alvarez, our warrior, has gone home to our Good Lord in heaven today. Please remember his words, 'Please take care of yourselves and each other,'" family attorney Matthew McCauley said in a statement.
"We told him at the end that he had won this battle by the many lives he had touched by sharing his three year battle. He was at peace with that, surrounded by family," the statement added. "Thank you for giving us this time we have had with him, it was a blessing!"
The former U.S. Marine spent weeks down at Ground Zero searching for victims and was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016. He was one of more than 50,000 people whose illness had been linked to their exposure to toxins that were released after the towers collapsed.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luis-alvarez-dies-53-today-first-responder-who-testified-for-911-victim-compensation-fund-dies-2019-06-29/
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