NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos, who was killed, allegedly by a drunken driver, on the Long Island Expressway in Queens last week, was remembered during memorial services on Monday and Tuesday.

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Lisa Tuozzolo wife of fallen NYPD Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo is comforted by a police officer as she attends funeral services for NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Funeral services for NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Irene Tsakos holds the hands of her children, Stavros, 3, left, and Eugenia, 6, at the funeral services for her husband NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Irene Tsakos is hugged after receiving the flag that covered the coffin of her husband, Anastasios Tsakos, the NYPD Highway Patrol officer from East Northport who was killed by an alleged drunken driver, at the closing of his service outside Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Their daughter Eugenia 6, is at bottom left.

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Irene Tsakos, right, looks on as the body of her husband, Anastasios Tsakos, the NYPD Highway Patrol officer from East Northport who was killed by an alleged drunken driver, leaves Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church after his service in Greenlawn on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

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Irene Tsakos holds the hands of her children, Stavros, 3, left, and Eugenia, 6, at the funeral services for her husband NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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The parents of NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos, Stavros and Anna, grieve during his funeral at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

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The body of Anastasios Tsakos, the NYPD police officer from East Northport who was killed by an alleged drunken driver, leaves Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church after his service in Greenlawn on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

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The funeral procession for NYPD Highway Patrol officer Anastasios Tsakos leaves Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn on Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Irene Tsakos is hugged after receiving the flag that covered the coffin of her husband, Anastasios Tsakos, the NYPD Highway Patrol officer from East Northport who was killed by an alleged drunken driver, at the closing of his service outside Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Their children, Stavros, 3, and Jenny, 6, are seen at the bottom.

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The parents of NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos, Stavros and Anna, grieve during his funeral at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

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Irene Tsakos, center, holds the hands of her children at the funeral services for her husband NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021. Son Stavros, 3, can be seen at left.

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Funeral services for NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Funeral services for NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Tuesday May 4, 2021.

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Widow Irene Tsakos speaks at the funeral of her husband New York City Police Officer Anastaios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn this morning, May 4, 2021.

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Police Commissioner Dermot Shea with detectives' shield that was posthumously given to New York City Police Officer Anastaios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn this morning, May 4, 2021.

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Funeral for New York City Police Officer Anastaios Tsakos at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn this morning, May 4, 2021.

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The coffin of Anastasios Tsakos, the NYPD police officer from East Northport who was killed by an alleged drunken driver last week, is carried from Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn, May 4, 2021.

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The coffin of NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos inside the NYPD ambulance is transported on the Long Island Expressway as scene from overpass at Half Hallow Road on its way and bing escorted by NYPD procession to Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Suffolk County. May 3rd 2021.

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NYPD Highway Patrol leads a hearse transporting the body of NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos past the Dix Hills Fire Department in Deer Park en route to Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn Monday, May 3, 2021.

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A hearse transports the body of NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos past the Dix Hills Fire Department in Deer Park en route to Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn Monday, May 3, 2021.

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The coffin holding NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos is carried from the Farenga Funeral Home to an awaiting hearse in Astoria, Queens, Monday, May 3, 2021, shortly before being escorted by an NYPD procession as they journey towards Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Suffolk County. Tsakos was killed last week after being hit by a car driven by a now charged drunk driver while he was directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway after an earlier, separate crash that police said was caused by driver intoxication.

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