this fund is not a ticket to paradise. it is there to provide for our families when we can. they did their jobs. courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! a group of friends who were fellow responders gave luis alvarez the police shield asking mitch mcconnell to remember who answered the call of one of the country the darkest days. his wife says he died doing what he loved most. june 29, 2019, faithful unto death. alvarez leaves behind his wife, three children, and a grateful city. he was 53 years old. luis alvarez, a remarkable
9/11, like me, are valued less than anyone else because of when they get sick, they die. you made me come down here the day before my 69th round of chemo, and i m going to make sure that you never forget to take care of the 9/11 responders. alvarez exemplified the n.y.p.d. motto, faithful unto death. funeral arrangements will be announced later on this week. hey, who are you? oh, hey jeff, i m a car thief. what?! i m here to steal your car because, well, that s my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens.
again. but here we are we re here because your dad was assassinated. it s a different word than murdered, which is awful enough. it speaks of the prominence of the person killed. it makes the crime intentional and symbolic. your dad was assassinated because he represented something, and that s true, he did. he represented the men and women of the new york city police department. he was the embodiment of our motto, faithful unto death. he represented the blue thread that holds our city together when disorder might pull it apart. he represented the public safety that is the foundation of all our democracy. he represented the best of our values, as anyone can see by looking at you and at your