Diane DiGiacomo, 52, a former special investigator and Humane Law Enforcement officer for the ASPCA who helped rescue abused animals citywide and those near the World Trade Center site after 9/11, died Friday of cancer at her sister Donna's home in Lyndhurst, N.J.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in her native borough, and attended college for several years.
In her role with the ASPCA, she worked in all five boroughs for almost two decades, investigating reports of animal abuse and cruelty, arresting suspected abusers and rescuing abused and sick animals.
She also spent weeks in the neighborhoods near Ground Zero after 9/11, rescuing animals trapped in apartments where their owners could not return for weeks.
Ms. DiGiacomo was often seen on the television program "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet, which ran from June 2001 until February 2008, as she and her colleagues went about their work investigating animal cruelty, abuse, dogfighting and other crimes involving animals.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer, which metastasized to her brain, in September 2014, and moved to New Dorp to live with her brother, Paul.
She moved to Lyndhurst after she could no longer manage the stairs at his house, he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo recently pleaded with Congress to extend the Zadroga Act, which provides for health care for 9/11 first responders.
"She was full of life, and very humble," said her brother, Paul. "She loved her job and she loved animals and never stopped marveling at their unconditional love.
She also was brave, often going into dangerous situations, and always acted with professionalism. And she lived for her son," he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo also enjoyed the company of her close-knit family, her nieces and nephews, and her friends.
Surviving, along with her sister, Donna, and brother, Paul, are her son, Stephan, and her sister, Laura DiGiacomo.
The funeral will be Tuesday from the Hanley Funeral Home, with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, both in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Staten Island Advance (NY) - Monday, November 23, 2015
∼Special Investigator Diane DiGiacomo died as the result of cancer that developed following prolonged exposure to toxic materials while conducting search and rescue operations after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11th, 2001.
Investigator DiGiacomo and other agents from the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division were assigned to search for abandoned animals in homes and apartments in restricted area around the World Trade Center site that had been evacuated. Investigator DiGiacomo spent three months in the immediate area around Ground Zero participating in the operation and other recovery tasks.
She developed a cancer that was directly attributed to her exposure to the toxic air in the area.
Special Investigator DiGiacomo was one of the officers regularly profiled on the reality television show "Animal Precinct." She is survived by her son, sister, and brother.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill, and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers.
On May 1, 2011 members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. During the raid, they shot and killed bin Laden.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Mr. Matthew Bershadker
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Humane Law Enforcement
424 E. 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22667-special-investigator-diane-digiacomo#ixzz3sIIQjvBt
Born and raised in Brooklyn, she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in her native borough, and attended college for several years.
In her role with the ASPCA, she worked in all five boroughs for almost two decades, investigating reports of animal abuse and cruelty, arresting suspected abusers and rescuing abused and sick animals.
She also spent weeks in the neighborhoods near Ground Zero after 9/11, rescuing animals trapped in apartments where their owners could not return for weeks.
Ms. DiGiacomo was often seen on the television program "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet, which ran from June 2001 until February 2008, as she and her colleagues went about their work investigating animal cruelty, abuse, dogfighting and other crimes involving animals.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer, which metastasized to her brain, in September 2014, and moved to New Dorp to live with her brother, Paul.
She moved to Lyndhurst after she could no longer manage the stairs at his house, he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo recently pleaded with Congress to extend the Zadroga Act, which provides for health care for 9/11 first responders.
"She was full of life, and very humble," said her brother, Paul. "She loved her job and she loved animals and never stopped marveling at their unconditional love.
She also was brave, often going into dangerous situations, and always acted with professionalism. And she lived for her son," he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo also enjoyed the company of her close-knit family, her nieces and nephews, and her friends.
Surviving, along with her sister, Donna, and brother, Paul, are her son, Stephan, and her sister, Laura DiGiacomo.
The funeral will be Tuesday from the Hanley Funeral Home, with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, both in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Staten Island Advance (NY) - Monday, November 23, 2015
∼Special Investigator Diane DiGiacomo died as the result of cancer that developed following prolonged exposure to toxic materials while conducting search and rescue operations after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11th, 2001.
Investigator DiGiacomo and other agents from the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division were assigned to search for abandoned animals in homes and apartments in restricted area around the World Trade Center site that had been evacuated. Investigator DiGiacomo spent three months in the immediate area around Ground Zero participating in the operation and other recovery tasks.
She developed a cancer that was directly attributed to her exposure to the toxic air in the area.
Special Investigator DiGiacomo was one of the officers regularly profiled on the reality television show "Animal Precinct." She is survived by her son, sister, and brother.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill, and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers.
On May 1, 2011 members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. During the raid, they shot and killed bin Laden.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Mr. Matthew Bershadker
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Humane Law Enforcement
424 E. 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22667-special-investigator-diane-digiacomo#ixzz3sIIQjvBt
Diane DiGiacomo, 52, a former special investigator and Humane Law Enforcement officer for the ASPCA who helped rescue abused animals citywide and those near the World Trade Center site after 9/11, died Friday of cancer at her sister Donna's home in Lyndhurst, N.J.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in her native borough, and attended college for several years.
In her role with the ASPCA, she worked in all five boroughs for almost two decades, investigating reports of animal abuse and cruelty, arresting suspected abusers and rescuing abused and sick animals.
She also spent weeks in the neighborhoods near Ground Zero after 9/11, rescuing animals trapped in apartments where their owners could not return for weeks.
Ms. DiGiacomo was often seen on the television program "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet, which ran from June 2001 until February 2008, as she and her colleagues went about their work investigating animal cruelty, abuse, dogfighting and other crimes involving animals.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer, which metastasized to her brain, in September 2014, and moved to New Dorp to live with her brother, Paul.
She moved to Lyndhurst after she could no longer manage the stairs at his house, he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo recently pleaded with Congress to extend the Zadroga Act, which provides for health care for 9/11 first responders.
"She was full of life, and very humble," said her brother, Paul. "She loved her job and she loved animals and never stopped marveling at their unconditional love.
She also was brave, often going into dangerous situations, and always acted with professionalism. And she lived for her son," he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo also enjoyed the company of her close-knit family, her nieces and nephews, and her friends.
Surviving, along with her sister, Donna, and brother, Paul, are her son, Stephan, and her sister, Laura DiGiacomo.
The funeral will be Tuesday from the Hanley Funeral Home, with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, both in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Staten Island Advance (NY) - Monday, November 23, 2015
∼Special Investigator Diane DiGiacomo died as the result of cancer that developed following prolonged exposure to toxic materials while conducting search and rescue operations after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11th, 2001.
Investigator DiGiacomo and other agents from the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division were assigned to search for abandoned animals in homes and apartments in restricted area around the World Trade Center site that had been evacuated. Investigator DiGiacomo spent three months in the immediate area around Ground Zero participating in the operation and other recovery tasks.
She developed a cancer that was directly attributed to her exposure to the toxic air in the area.
Special Investigator DiGiacomo was one of the officers regularly profiled on the reality television show "Animal Precinct." She is survived by her son, sister, and brother.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill, and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers.
On May 1, 2011 members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. During the raid, they shot and killed bin Laden.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Mr. Matthew Bershadker
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Humane Law Enforcement
424 E. 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22667-special-investigator-diane-digiacomo#ixzz3sIIQjvBt
Born and raised in Brooklyn, she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in her native borough, and attended college for several years.
In her role with the ASPCA, she worked in all five boroughs for almost two decades, investigating reports of animal abuse and cruelty, arresting suspected abusers and rescuing abused and sick animals.
She also spent weeks in the neighborhoods near Ground Zero after 9/11, rescuing animals trapped in apartments where their owners could not return for weeks.
Ms. DiGiacomo was often seen on the television program "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet, which ran from June 2001 until February 2008, as she and her colleagues went about their work investigating animal cruelty, abuse, dogfighting and other crimes involving animals.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer, which metastasized to her brain, in September 2014, and moved to New Dorp to live with her brother, Paul.
She moved to Lyndhurst after she could no longer manage the stairs at his house, he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo recently pleaded with Congress to extend the Zadroga Act, which provides for health care for 9/11 first responders.
"She was full of life, and very humble," said her brother, Paul. "She loved her job and she loved animals and never stopped marveling at their unconditional love.
She also was brave, often going into dangerous situations, and always acted with professionalism. And she lived for her son," he said.
Ms. DiGiacomo also enjoyed the company of her close-knit family, her nieces and nephews, and her friends.
Surviving, along with her sister, Donna, and brother, Paul, are her son, Stephan, and her sister, Laura DiGiacomo.
The funeral will be Tuesday from the Hanley Funeral Home, with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, both in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Staten Island Advance (NY) - Monday, November 23, 2015
∼Special Investigator Diane DiGiacomo died as the result of cancer that developed following prolonged exposure to toxic materials while conducting search and rescue operations after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11th, 2001.
Investigator DiGiacomo and other agents from the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division were assigned to search for abandoned animals in homes and apartments in restricted area around the World Trade Center site that had been evacuated. Investigator DiGiacomo spent three months in the immediate area around Ground Zero participating in the operation and other recovery tasks.
She developed a cancer that was directly attributed to her exposure to the toxic air in the area.
Special Investigator DiGiacomo was one of the officers regularly profiled on the reality television show "Animal Precinct." She is survived by her son, sister, and brother.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill, and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers.
On May 1, 2011 members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. During the raid, they shot and killed bin Laden.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Mr. Matthew Bershadker
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Humane Law Enforcement
424 E. 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22667-special-investigator-diane-digiacomo#ixzz3sIIQjvBt
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