P.O. Vincent Danz

Fallen at the World Trade Center
September 11, 2001

Police Officer Vincent G. Danz, 38, was appointed to the Housing Police Department on January 21,1981, and began his career on patrol in Police Service Area 9. A former member of the Housing Bureau's Emergency Service Unit, he was assigned to ESU 3 after the merge of departments in April 1995.

Prior to becoming a police officer, PO Danz held a carpentry position in the Dockworkers Union. A onetime member of the United States Marine Corps Reserves, at the time of his death he was a marine safety technician with the Coast Guard Reserves.

An avid sports fan, PO Danz loved to debate fellow officers over the merits of his beloved Mets versus those of the Yankees. His love of hockey resulted in him starting a floor hockey team in PSA 9. He is survived by his wife Angela; children Abigail, Emily and Winifred; mother Ellen; sisters Bernadette, Mary Louise, Pamela and Susanne; and brothers Felix, Greg and Timothy.