Ground Zero hero Thomas Del Pino lost his brutal battle with 9/11-related brain cancer — dying just three days after honoring his fallen brothers last year.
The retired firefighter, 66, was among the more than 57,044 first responders diagnosed with Sept. 11 cancer and one of 5,892 people who came into contact with the toxic dust generated by the WTC terrorist attacks to die of the disease.
Del Pino had 18 years on the job and was the chauffeur for Ladder Co. 85 out of Staten Island when the planes struck on Sept. 11, 2001.
“He was extremely grateful that he got to survive that day,” his 38-year-old son, NYPD Detective Daniel Del Pino, told The…
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