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Cop who worked at Ground Zero dies of brain tumor

Originally published: October 11, 2009 10:03 PM
Updated: October 11, 2009 10:04 PM
By ZACHARY R. DOWDY zachary.dowdy@newsday.com

As fellow police officers carry the casket of

Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by James Carbone | As fellow police officers carry the casket of fallen officer Robert Grossman out of Temple Beth Sholom, his mother Harriet Epstein and his stepfather, Morton Epstein, follow. (October 12, 2009)

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As fellow police officers carry the casket of

Funeral for Robert Grossman Flags, some with messages, are placed in the

Flags, some with messages, are placed in the

Long Island remembers 9/11 A firefighter is seen in the wreckage of

A firefighter is seen in the wreckage of

Ground Zero immediately after 9/11 photos

Everybody knew when New York Police Department Officer Robert Grossman of Rocky Point reported to work - and not because they couldn't miss the hulking man that he was.

His gregarious personality loomed large over the 28th Precinct in Harlem, where he worked since graduating from the Police Academy in 1994. He was always the jokester, making battle-tested cops laugh as he walked into the building...

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