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Lee E. Hendrickson

Gender : Male

Age : 71

Race : White

Date : 03/07/2025

Location : Unknown

City : Hillsborough

County : Somerset

State : New Jersey

Agency : New Jersey State Police

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11-related illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/07/2025, Lee E. Hendrickson, a 71-year-old retired staff sergeant with the New Jersey State Police, died in Hillsborough, New Jersey from cancer that developed following his assignment to search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Hendrickson had served with the New Jersey State Police and his death has been publicly noted by law enforcement memorial associations as connected to his 9/11 recovery work.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27561-sergeant-lee-e-hendrickson
https://www.hillsboroughfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Lee-E-Hendrickson?obId=38302312