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Retired FDNY firefighter dies from 9/11-related cancer

Michael Duffy retired from the FDNY in 2002 after 20 years with the department

By FireRescue1 Staff

NEW YORK — A retired FDNY firefighter died after battling 9/11-related cancer.

NY Daily News reported that 20-year FDNY veteran Michael Duffy, 63, died August 8.

Duffy began his FDNY career in 1982 and was at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. He retired in 2002.

“He comes from a very proud firehouse,” Uniformed Firefighters Association President Gerard Fitzgerald said. “This is a terrific loss to the members of the firehouse, the retirees and people in the Gerritsen Beach community where he lived.”

Duffy is survived by his wife.

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