Hochul directs flags to half-staff to honor fallen officer Nicholas A. Georgeadis

Flags to be flown at half-staff May 4-5

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff on May 4 and 5 in honor of fallen retired Senior Investigator Nicholas A. Georgeadis.

"The state of New York lost a true hero in Senior Investigator Nicholas A. Georgeadis," Hochul said. "Senior Investigator Georgeadis will always be remembered for his commitment and service to the people of New York, and we will never forget those whose lives were changed and continue to be affected by Sept. 11."

Hochul’s team said that, on April 28, Georgeadis passed away from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. He had retired from the New York State Police after 21 years of dedicated service on Nov. 28, 2018.

Georgeadis is from Wilton, and is survived by his wife and three children.