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NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra remembered at memorial, funeral

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  • Family members watch as the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for his funeral Mass on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died April 9 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The coffin holding the body of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday, April 9, of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Family members of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra watch as his coffin is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for his funeral Mass on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday, April 9, of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, arrive at the funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early April 9 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Family members react as the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for his funeral Mass on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The coffin holding the body of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police officers stand at attention as the coffin holding the body of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early April 9 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Family members react as the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for his funeral Mass on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police officers salute as the coffin of NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning and leaves behind his wife, Cathy; and children Kathleen, 20, Jonathan, 17, Alyssa, 14, and Zachary, 7.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The funeral procession for fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra arrives at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Far Rockaway Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early April 9 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Family members watch as the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra is carried into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for his funeral Mass on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died April 9 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police salute as the coffin of NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra arrives for his funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Far Rockaway on April 14, 2014.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police line up at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for the funeral Mass for fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early April 9, 2014 of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police line up at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for the funeral Mass for fallen NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra on Monday, April 14, 2014. Guerra, 38, died early Wednesday, April 9, of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning after he and fellow officer Rosa Rodriguez were overcome by dense smoke and toxic fumes in a Coney Island high-rise fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police arrive to pay their respects before a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Far Rockaway for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra who died of smoke inhalation on April 9 after responding to a fire at a Coney Island high-rise on April 6.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay respects before a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Far Rockaway April 14, 2014, for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra who died of smoke inhalation on April 9. Guerra and his partner were injured after responding to a fire at a Coney Island high rise on April 6.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive before a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Far Rockaway to pay respects to NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra who died of smoke inhalation on April 9. Guerra and his partner were injured after responding to a fire at a Coney Island high rise on April 6.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay respects at a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Far Rockaway for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra. Guerra died April 9, 2014 after responding to the scene of a fire at a Coney Island high-rise on April 6.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay respects at a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Far Rockaway for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra. Guerra died on April 9, 2014 from injuries sustained during a fire April 6 in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay respects at a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Far Rockaway. NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra died of smoke inhalation on April 9, 2014 as a result of a fire in Coney Island on April 6.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay respects at a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church April 14, 2014, in Queens for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra. Guerra died on April 9, 2014 of smoke inhalation sustained during a fire on April 6 in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police arrive to pay their respects before a funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church, April 14, 2014, in Queens for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra who died of smoke inhalation during a fire last week in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • New York City Police Department officers at the wake for fellow officer Dennis Guerra on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Guerra died on April 9, 2014 of injuries sustained while responding to an arson fire in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: John Roca
  • Police officers salute as Police Commissioner William J. Bratton presides over a flag lowering ceremony in honor of fallen Police Officer Dennis Guerra at 1 Police Plaza on April 9, 2014, the day Guerra died from injuries sustained in a Coney Island fire on April 6.
    Photo Credit: Bryan Smith

Dozens of fellow officers, family and friends paid their respects to NYPD housing officer Dennis Guerra, a father of four who died on April 9, 2014 after being trapped in a Brooklyn fire, during a memorial service Sunday and funeral Monday.

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