Nation New York says goodbye to Luis Alvarez, heroic 9/11 first responder felled by cancer July 3, 2019 John Bacon and Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY Comments Off on New York says goodbye to Luis Alvarez, heroic 9/11 first responder felled by cancer Police officers, firefighters, EMTs and regular New Yorkers gathered to say goodbye Wednesday to 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez.