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Randy Van Name

Gender : Male

Age : 66

Race : White

Date : 12/26/2022

Location : World Trade Center

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : New York City Police Department

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/26/2022, former New York City Police Department Police Officer Randy Van Name died from illness attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Van Name served with the NYPD and responded to Ground Zero during prolonged recovery operations, where officers were exposed to toxic dust and debris. He later retired from the department and relocated to Florida. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27389-police-officer-randy-van-name
https://obits.silive.com/us/obituaries/siadvance/name/randy-van-name-obituary?id=38496976