'We told him at the end that he had won this battle by the many lives he had touched,' his family said.
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 First Responder Who Testified Alongside Jon Stewart for Healthcare Funding, Dies at 53A first responder who recently testified on Capitol Hill alongside comedian Jon Stewart to press for renewed healthcare coverage for firefighters, police officers, and other emergency responders affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died early Saturday, his family said.
Along with Stewart and other first responders, Alvarez appeared in June at a hearing before a House Judiciary subcommittee to push for a bill that would safeguard the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for the next 70 years. NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill wrote on Twitter that"our NYPD family & all 1st responders mourn as we remember retired NYPD Bomb Squad Det. Luis Alvarez, who passed this morning."
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9/11 first responder who appeared before Congress with Jon Stewart diesLuis Alvarez, the retired police officer who along with Jon Stewart appeared before Congress earlier this month to plead for consistent health benefits for 9/11 first responders, has died.
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