In memory of
Joseph Mark Paolillo
- Died
- September 9, 2019, aged 55
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Detective Joe Paolillo 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.
His brother, Battalion Chief John Paolillo, served with the New York City Fire Department and was killed in the line of duty when the World Trade Center's North Tower collapsed on September 11th, 2001.
Detective Paolillo had served with the New York City Police Department for 30 years.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Detective Paolillo gave the New York City Police Department 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Paolillo.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, three sons, and sister.