In memory of
Clarence E. Word III
- Died
- October 1, 2024, aged 53
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Detective Clay Word died as a 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.
Detective Word had served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years, assigned to the Hate Crimes Unit, and later served with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office (Florida).
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Detective Word gave the New York City Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Word.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, mother, two brothers, and a sister.