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Kathleen M. Radziunas
Incident
Sergeant Kathleen Radziunas died as a result of cancer that she developed following her assignment to provide transportation to and from the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Sergeant Radziunas had served with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department for 20 years. Survivors include her husband. two sons, a daughter, parents, two brothers, and a nephew.
September 11, 2001 - The Years After
Sergeant Kathleen M. Radziunas was assigned to the search and recovery at the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001. She was 31 years old that fall.
She died on April 30, 2025 - 23 years and 7 months later - of an illness contracted there. She was 54.
She is one of 599 officers honored here.
The most recent of these deaths was October 24, 2025.
Officers who worked the search, rescue, and recovery at the World Trade Center site breathed contaminated air for weeks and months afterward. Many developed cancers and respiratory disease, and they have gone on dying of it ever since.
Seventy-two officers were killed on the morning itself. Hundreds more have died in the years that followed. They are honored here together, because the same attack killed them all. With some it simply took longer.
Survivors
Survivors include her husband.
In Our Keeping
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Sergeant Radziunas gave the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Radziunas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Kathleen is one of 628 officers lost to illness in NY, 29.5% of the 2,126 remembered there.
Kathleen is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Kathleen is one of 2,978 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2025, 14 officers in NY were lost to illness, the 14th heaviest of 41 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 65.
In 2025, 19 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 17th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2025, 23 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 18th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Kathleen was 54. Of the 613 lost to illness in NY whose age is recorded, half were between 49 and 61; the middle age was 55. Kathleen had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Kathleen was 54. Of the 1,994 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Kathleen had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Kathleen was 54. Of the 2,915 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Kathleen had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
April holds 8.6% of these deaths in NY; October holds the most, 14%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
April holds 6.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Wednesdays: 13.9%.
April holds 7.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.5%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 100% of these deaths.
Illness deaths account for 29.5% of all 2,126 deaths in NY, the 3rd most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 83.8% of these deaths.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 29.5% of these deaths.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 20.1% of these deaths.
Her people
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Kathleen among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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