Former FDNY Deputy Chief Jim Riches — who lost firefighter son in 9/11 — dies of WTC-related illness

Source: New York Post

A highly revered New York City firefighter, who rushed to the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — where his hero son perished — and then spent months aiding with recovery efforts, died on Thanksgiving Day. Retired Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches Sr.