By Joanna Putman
Police1
NEW YORK — A former NYPD officer has died from an illness that resulted from his service at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Detective Clarence E. Word, III, 53, died Oct. 1 after a battle with cancer, according to the page. Word had served with the NYPD for 20 years and later served with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, mother, two brothers and a sister, according to the page.
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