(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – On Sunday, June 30, the Nassau County Police Department announced the line-of-duty death of Nassau County Police Department Chief of Patrol Kevin G. Canavan.
The following is a statement from Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) –
“During his decorated 39-year career in the Nassau County Police Department, Kevin Canavan exemplified the values of professionalism, dedication and commitment that fueled his ascension through the ranks of the Nassau County Police Department – and his passion for serving and protecting the public shined through right until the very end of his valiant battle with 9/11-related cancer,” Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) said. “All of us in the Minority Caucus are heartbroken by the loss of Chief Canavan, and our prayers and heartfelt sympathies are with his family, friends and colleagues as they mourn the loss of a remarkable public servant and an even greater man.”