The 61-year-old traffic enforcement agent was an Army veteran who joined the NYPD 31 years ago.
More than 6,500 officers called out sick on Sunday, roughly 18% of the city's police force.
That number has steadily ticked down since Thursday, when the number of officers out sick topped 7,100.
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