Gov. Hochul directs flags to half staff in honor of retired Investigator Herrick
NEW YORK (ABC22/FOX44) – Governor Kathy Hochul has reportedly directed all flags to be half-staff at state government buildings in honor of a retired NYSP investigator.
Thomas K. Herrick passed away on April 12 this year. Hochul's office wrote that he died from an illness connected to his World Trade Center area assignment following the events of September 11, 2001.
Herrick retired from the NYSP on August 19, 2009, after 26 years. He has survived by his three children and wife.
'Investigator Herrick served New York State with distinction – making the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow New Yorkers in our greatest time of need. We are so grateful to Investigator Herrick for his contributions to keeping New York safe, and I send my deepest condolences to his family in their time of great sorrow,' Governor Kathy Hochul said
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