In memory of
Gerald Nelson
- Died
- May 10, 2024, aged 72
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Chief Gerald Nelson 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.
Chief Nelson had served with the New York City Police Department for over 20 years and was the Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North before his retirement. He previously served with the New York City Housing Authority Police Department for 22 years and was instrumental in the agency's merger with the New York City Police Department in 1995.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Chief Nelson gave the New York City Police Department 42 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Nelson.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, two sons, a stepdaughter, a sister, a brother, an aunt, and two grandchildren.