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Anthony J. Mezzacappa Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 62
Race : White
Date : 05/14/2024
Location : Jersey Shore University Medical Center
City : Neptune
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : 9/11 related exposure illness
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/14/2024, Port Authority Police Officer Anthony J. Mezzacappa Jr., age 62, died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey after a two-year battle with cholangiocarcinoma attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Records confirm he retired in 2017 and later worked as a school security officer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27284-police-officer-anthony-j-mezzacappa-jr
https://corpinfo.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/about/remembrance/their-names-and-faces-will-never-be-forgotten/anthony-mezzacappa.html
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/anthony-mezzacappa-obituary?id=55117375
https://papba.org/fallen-officers/police-officer-anthony-mezzacappa/
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hazlet-and-keyport/sections/our-hearts-remember/articles/hazlet-s-fallen-hero-port-authority-police-officer-anthony-j-mezzacappa-among-those-honored-remembered-as-hundreds-of-nj-police-officers-gather-for-the-31st-annual-blue-mass
