NEW YORK — A retired firefighter died Sunday from brain cancer connected to working at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
NY Daily News reported that Lt. Steven Reisman, 54, was with the FDNY for 23 years and worked extensively at the WTC site.
In 2011, Reisman fell ill with a very aggressive and advanced form of brain cancer. He retired the following year, according to the report. He had a total of five brain surgeries.
“He was an incredibly loving man, and he was extremely dedicated to the Fire Department,” his wife Joanna Reisman said. “Being a fireman was in his blood.”
Services are scheduled Tuesday at Sinai Chapels, 162-05 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, Queens, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.