Incident
Sergeant Jeffrey Cicora died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Sergeant Cicora had served with the New York State Police for 24 years.
September 11, 2001 - The Years After
Sergeant Jeffrey M. Cicora was assigned to the search and recovery at the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001. He was 37 years old that fall.
He died on August 10, 2019 - 17 years and 10 months later - of an illness contracted there. He was 54.
He is one of 599 officers honored here, and one of 38 at New York State Police.
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
He is survived by his wife and son.
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 Cicora gave the New York State Police 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cicora.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
New York State Police has lost 171 officers; 41 of them lost to illness.
Jeffrey is one of 628 officers lost to illness in NY, 29.5% of the 2,126 remembered there.
Jeffrey is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Jeffrey 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 2019, 1 officer at New York State Police was lost to illness, the 10th heaviest of 16 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 6.
In 2019, 37 officers in NY were lost to illness, the 9th heaviest of 41 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 65.
In 2019, 45 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 9th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2019, 47 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 9th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Jeffrey was 54. Of the 40 lost to illness at New York State Police whose age is recorded, half were between 52.8 and 64.3; the middle age was 58.5. Jeffrey had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 26 years.
Jeffrey 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. Jeffrey had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Jeffrey 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. Jeffrey had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Jeffrey 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. Jeffrey had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 14.6% of these deaths at New York State Police; March holds the most, 17.1%. Saturdays: 19.5%.
August holds 7.5% of these deaths in NY; October holds the most, 14%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 24% of all 171 deaths at New York State Police, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 90.2% 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.
His people
New York State Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jeffrey among them.
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James N. Skiff
May 25, 1920
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William H. Curley
Oct 2, 1922
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Harold C. Mattice
Apr 28, 1923
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Roy A. Donivan
Oct 8, 1923
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Theodore A. Dobbs
Sep 29, 1924
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Alexander E. Boehm
Nov 13, 1924
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James B. Losco
Jul 7, 1925
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Phillip E. Gonterman
Sep 26, 1925
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Ernest F. Rudd
Oct 5, 1925
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Thomas J. Scanlon
Oct 5, 1925
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Andrew J. Lawrence
Sep 17, 1926
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Charles M. McGinn
Jun 20, 1927
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Harry J. Wheeler
Jul 15, 1927
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Walter Croasdale
Aug 22, 1927
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Arnold T. Rasmussen
Sep 8, 1927
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Robert Roy
Sep 8, 1927
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Ernest M. Simpson
Dec 1, 1927
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John J. Lane
May 13, 1928
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Edward F. Dolphin
Aug 6, 1928
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Carl T. Wilder
Sep 7, 1928
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John J. Cahill
Feb 22, 1930
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John L. Furlong
Apr 30, 1930
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Edward J. Sweeney
May 17, 1930
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Leroy John Baker
Aug 24, 1930
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James M. MacLarnon
Jan 19, 1931
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John E. Frey
Mar 18, 1931
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Garland Blair
Oct 12, 1931
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Martin E. Ryan Nov 25, 1931
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Theophilius Gaines
Jan 15, 1932
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Tremain M. Hughes
Jan 15, 1932
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Raymond J. Chippendale
Aug 12, 1932
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Vincent A. Dunn
Oct 2, 1932
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Walter A. Purcell
Mar 31, 1933
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Homer J. Harrison
Jun 19, 1933
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Jerome B. Nugent
Oct 13, 1933
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Raymond A. Plunkett
Jan 5, 1934
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George J. Van Antwerp
Aug 23, 1934
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Edward L. Cunningham
Oct 10, 1934
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Thomas C. Lynes
Jun 3, 1935
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John G. Lord
Jul 23, 1935
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Anthony F. Laurence
Jul 27, 1935
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Clark Lewis
Jan 19, 1936
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Stanley C. Greene
Feb 28, 1936
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Kenneth N. Devitt
Feb 19, 1937
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John H. Lockhart
Mar 3, 1937
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Gerard B. Kane
Nov 15, 1937
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Arthur A. Reddy
Nov 15, 1937
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Joseph L. Fitzpatrick
Nov 17, 1937
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William T. Graydon
Mar 19, 1938
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Martin J. Kerins
Aug 23, 1938
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William F. Dobbs, Jr.
Aug 27, 1939
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Robert A. Moore
Jul 30, 1941
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Richard L. Hedges
Jul 11, 1942
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James R. Gohery
Dec 29, 1943
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Kenneth B. Knapp
Jul 17, 1945
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Robert V. Conklin
Jul 4, 1948
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Harold F. Myers
Dec 19, 1950
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Arthur M. Diffendale
Jun 14, 1951
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Harry Adams
Sep 1, 1951
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Patrick F. O'Hara
Feb 22, 1952
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Arthur L. LaCroix
Jul 4, 1954
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Gerard Thomas McHugh
May 25, 1956
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Ronald J. Donahue
May 23, 1959
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Donald A. Strand
Sep 28, 1960
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John S. Kelley
Dec 2, 1960
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Salvatore J. Embarrato
Jul 6, 1961
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Stanley A. Bunner
Jun 30, 1965
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Charles S. Dorrian
Sep 19, 1965
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James D. Conrad
Nov 11, 1966
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Richard A. Pallas, Jr.
Aug 31, 1967
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Charles Warren Perkins, Sr.
Oct 26, 1967
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William G. Doyle
Dec 14, 1967
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Richard T. Juna
Feb 8, 1970
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John G. George
Mar 1, 1970
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Richard L. Weltz
Mar 17, 1970
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Samuel N. Rowe
May 1, 1970
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John F. Cotter
Nov 21, 1970
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Robert M. Semrov
Jan 27, 1973
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Bruce B. McCully
Sep 30, 1973
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Leslie S. Grosso
May 21, 1974
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Raymond C. Dodge
Jul 2, 1974
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Emerson James Dillon, Jr.
Oct 24, 1974
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William V. McDonagh
Dec 14, 1975
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Gerald A. DeGroot
Jun 24, 1978
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Robert John Gaylo
May 13, 1980
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James A. Kelly, Jr.
Aug 8, 1980
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Robert Van Hall, Jr.
Dec 5, 1980
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Thomas L. Buck
Mar 19, 1981
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Thomas L. Pryme
Jul 24, 1982
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Gary E. Kubasiak
Aug 30, 1982
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Brian N. Rovnak
Feb 2, 1983
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David M. Corbine
May 23, 1983
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Paul Ashburn
Jul 26, 1983
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Richard Benjamin Snyder
Sep 20, 1984
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Thomas F. Hudson
Nov 26, 1985
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Arthur Anthony Scarafile
May 8, 1986
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Robert G. Dunning
Jun 14, 1987
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Alvin P. Kurdys
Sep 15, 1987
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Thomas J. Consorte
Nov 23, 1987
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Joseph Thomas Aversa
Mar 5, 1990
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Ricky J. Parisian
May 20, 1994
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Holger Beck
Jun 23, 1995
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Nathaniel Burroughs
Feb 14, 1997
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T. Michael Kelly
May 31, 2000
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Kenneth A. Poormon
May 31, 2000
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Lawrence P. Gleason
Feb 11, 2002
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Robert Wayne Ambrose
Dec 19, 2002
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Jeffry Todd Edelson
Nov 23, 2003
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Thomas M. O'Neill
Jul 6, 2005
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Andrew J. Sperr
Mar 1, 2006
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Craig J. Todeschini
Apr 23, 2006
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Joseph Anthony Longobardo
Sep 3, 2006
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Jose A. Rosado
Jan 24, 2007
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David Brinkerhoff
Apr 25, 2007
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Lawrence W. Lakeman
Aug 24, 2007
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Joseph Banish
Apr 1, 2008
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Shawn W. Snow
Aug 3, 2008
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David J. Lane
Nov 4, 2009
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Jill E. Mattice
Jan 20, 2010
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Covel Chase Pierce
Mar 10, 2011
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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