In memory of

Charles A. Afanasewicz

1944 – 2023

Died of it afterward
July 4, 2023, aged 79
The day
The Years After

Their life

Sergeant Charles Afanasewicz 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 Afanasewicz was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and Coast Guard Reserve veteran. He had served with the New York City Police Department for 33 years.

Survived by

He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.

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I came looking for your name and I found it, and I stopped here a while. Rest easy.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026