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Year Honored
2016
Honoree
Luis de Peña Jr.
Agency
Fire Department of New York - Bureau of EMS
Agency City
New York
Agency State
New York
Last Call
11/7/2013
Cause of Death
9/11 Illness
Biography
On the days following the 9/11 attacks, Luis de Peña spent countless hours in the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center disaster site. "Regardless of the danger, regardless of the struggle, Luis de Peña braved the toxic clouds of dust to aid in the rescue and recovery." de Peña's efforts to save lives at the disaster site proved fatal 12 years later as he succumbed to disease on November 7, 2013.