In memory of

Robert Bernard Helmke

Police Officer · New York City Police Department

Their service
New York City Police Department
Also served
U.S. Air Force
Died of it afterward
July 28, 2007, aged 43
The day
The Years After

Their life

Police Officer Robert Helmke died of cancer he contracted after inhaling toxic chemicals and materials while working hundreds of hours at Ground Zero, the site of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Officer Helmke was a U.S Air Force veteran serving 7 years at Offutt Air Force Base in the 544 Strategic Intelligence Wing.

He served with the New York City Police Department for 12 years and with the U.S. Immigration Service at JFK Airport for 5 years.

Survived by

He was assigned to the Medical Division and is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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