A former New York City police detective who fought until his final days for the extension of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund is being remembered Wednesday.
Retired New York Police Det. Luis Alvarez speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing June 11. Alvarez attributed his illness to the three months he spent digging through rubble after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The funeral for Det. Luis Alvarez, 53, is being held at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, N.Y. In June, a frail Alvarez appeared before the House Judiciary Committee with former"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart to request the extension of the compensation fund, which provides health benefits to Sept. 11 first responders and is largely depleted.
Alvarez was born in Havana and raised in Queens. He served in the Marines before joining the New York Police Department in 1990, and spent time in the narcotics division and the bomb squad.
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