Biographical Information

Age: 71

Tour of Duty: 31 years

Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

Lieutenant Gerald Barbato died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.

Lieutenant Barbato had served with the New Jersey State Police for 31 years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, two grandchildren, a brother, and four sisters.