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Robert M. Burney

Gender : Male

Age : 57

Race : White

Date : 12/09/2023

Location : Home (New Hartford, New York)

City : New Hartford

County : Oneida

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/09/2023, retired New York State Police Trooper Robert M. Burney died at his home in New Hartford, New York after a battle with colon cancer attributed to his assignment to search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Burney entered the New York State Police on 03/20/1989, served 27 years before entering disability retirement on 01/02/2017, and was 57 at the time of his death. Obituary records note his survivors including his mother, siblings and longtime companion.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26915-trooper-robert-m-burney
https://troopers.ny.gov/robert-m-burney
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/romesentinel/name/robert-burney-obituary?id=53808998
https://www.nystpba.org/9-11-related-passing-of-retired-trooper-robert-burney/
https://www.aol.com/bob-burney-nysp-trooper-dies-162455585.html