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NYPD first responder remembered at Smithtown funeral

Quick ReadRobert Grossman passed away at 41 from a brain tumor his doctor said developed while working at Ground Zero.

As police officers carry the casket of fallen

Photo credit: James Carbone | As 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. (Oct. 12, 2009)

New York City Police Officer Robert Grossman was remembered at his funeral in Smithtown Monday as a husband, a father, a son, a brother and a friend to countless people he met over the years.

His death left a void in their world as they and hundreds of mourners bid farewell to the Rocky Point resident who died Friday at a local hospice. Grossman, 41, developed a brain tumor his physician and...

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