In memory of
Barbara Burnette
2021
- Died of it afterward
- December 30, 2021, aged 58
- The day
- The Years After
Their life
Detective Barbara Burnette died as the result of cancer that she developed following her assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Detective Burnette was instrumental in ensuring federal aid to the first responders stricken with various medical issues after 9/11.
Detective Burnette served with the New York City Police Department, assigned to Brooklyn’s 73rd Precinct gang unit. She is survived by her husband and three children. Her husband also served with the New York City Police Department.
Survived by
She is survived by her husband and three children.
What people have said 1
I did not know you personally, but I know your name now, and I know you were taken.
S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026