Richard Sheirer
New York City official
About Richard Sheirer
Lived 1946 – 2012 (aged 65). Richard Sheirer was an American dispatcher.
Richard James Sheirer (October 12, 1946 – January 19, 2012) was a public servant and New York City official. Sheirer served as the director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) from February 2000 to March 2002.
Life Sheirer was born in Brooklyn on October 12, 1946, and raised in the borough's Canarsie, Williamsburg and Flatbush neighborhoods.
On November 17, 2012 the City of New York renamed the segment of Laconia Avenue near Atlantic Avenue in Dongan Hills, Staten Island where Sheirer had resided to Commissioner Richard J. Sheirer Way.
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Who was Richard Sheirer?
New York City official (1946–2012)
When was Richard Sheirer born?
Richard Sheirer was born on 12 October 1946 in Brooklyn.
When did Richard Sheirer die?
Richard Sheirer died on 19 January 2012 in Beth Israel Medical Center.
What was Richard Sheirer's occupation?
Richard Sheirer was a dispatcher.
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Richard Sheirer was American.
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