Hero cop who danced his way into our hearts at Pride dies of 9/11 related cancer

[DonViejo]

Source: LGBTQ Nation





By Alex Bollinger · Wednesday, March 15, 2017

NYPD Officer Michael Hance, who made headlines two years ago for twerking at a Pride parade, has died of brain cancer at age 44.

Hance, who has been with the NYPD for 17 years, was part of the bucket brigade immediately after the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, which worked to clear rubble from Ground Zero.

After falling in front of his home last November and feeling dizzy, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The cancer spread to his lungs, chest, and liver.

“He always liked to help people. He always liked to do good,” his brother Peter told New York Daily News. Hance, who identified as straight, was working at the Pride parade in Manhattan two years ago when a man who was marching with an LGBT sports group started dancing in front of him to Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough.” Hance started dancing with him, and the 13-second video clip of the moment went viral.

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Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/03/911-cop-danced-gay-boy-viral-video-passed-away

[stillsoleft]

1. There's a donation page for his family

On the Gay officers action league of NY website

[msanthrope]

2. Please link it. nt

[UpInArms]

3. awwwww....

Rest in Peace, brave warrior

[sinkingfeeling]

4. RIP, Officer Hance. A good hearted human and police officer

[smirkymonkey]

5. So sad to hear!

[leftynyc]

6. RIP Officer Hance

You made NYers proud.

[JI7]

7. too sad

[bronxiteforever]

8. New York Values at their best, Rest In Peace Officer

[SoCalMusicLover]

9. Was This 9/11 Related, Ya Think? nt

[Ms. Toad]

12. Yes. We have friend who is a first responder - currently ill from exposure to 9/11 chemicals.

Exposure + time is catching up with them all.

[Solly Mack]

10. Damn

[hamsterjill]

11. I'm so sorry to learn this.

Doesn't seem fair, does it? The 9/11 responders?

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

[CTyankee]

13. A good friend of mine's son in law was a first responder and my son drove a truck to the site

on 9/11 to hand out supplies. I said it is incredibly coincidental that my son could have handed his son in law a bottle of water that day. What are the odds?

I hope his son in law is OK...