Robert Negri Jr.

On September 28, 2011, Police Officer Robert Negri succumbed to cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks. He served with the Nassau County Police Department in New York for 28 years and was 56 years old. 

Officer Negri was appointed to the Nassau County Police Department on April 29, 1983. He proudly served his community in Long Island, New York, where a street was named after him following his death. He lived his life in service to others. He met and married Kathleen, and together they raised three children, Samantha, Robert Daniel Negri III, and Vincent. His son, Robert, is now a Police Officer with the Nassau County Police Department, following in his father’s footsteps. Officer Negri was a devoted husband and father, always putting his family first. 

Police Officer Robert Negri, Jr. is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen, his daughter, Samantha, his twin sons, Robert and Vincent, his sister, Jo-Ann, his brother, Steven, and many other cherished family members and friends. 

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage on the Negri family home through the Fallen First Responder Home Program.