
He searched Ground Zero for his son for six months. 24 years later, 9/11 killed him too
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James “Jim” Riches, a former New York City Fire Department deputy chief, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 74 from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero, 24 years after the attacks claimed his son, Jimmy Jr.
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