Luis 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.
, a nonprofit that helps first responders who became ill after 9/11 with medical needs not covered by insurance, shared the news on social media Saturday morning.
"We lost another 9/11 first responder. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez," the organizatioThe family shared a statement, calling people to"please remember his words, 'Please take care of yourselves and each other." We lost another 9/11 first responder. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez.
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