In memory of
John P. McKee
- Died
- September 12, 2015, aged 49
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Deputy Chief John McKee died as the result of cancer he developed following his assignment to assist with search and rescue efforts at the World Trade Center site immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Following the attacks, Chief McKee spent over one month at the ground zero site coordinating the allocation of his agency's resources and personnel for the search and rescue operations. He later fell ill as a result of his exposure to the toxic materials in the area at the site.
Chief McKee had served with the City University of New York Department of Public Safety for 18 years and he was second in command of the agency.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Deputy Chief McKee gave the City University of New York Department of Public Safety 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Chief McKee.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, four children, two stepsons, granddaughter, father, brother, and sister.