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I didn´t know Dan but I wish I had. I´ll never forget the sacrifices of all those from 9/11.
Cheryl
September 22, 2025
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Det. Claude D. Richards
New York, New York
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New York, New York
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Send FlowersBombs Were His Business
If ever a man was to the bomb squad born, it was Detective Claude Richards of the New York Police Department. Fearless, meticulous and disciplined nearly to a fault, Detective Richards, 46, the bomb squad's intelligence coordinator, spent his off-duty hours working, working out and planning his next workday. When he took some time off, it was to defuse land mines in Bosnia with a United Nations peacekeeping force.
All the way from boyhood, Dan, as Detective Richards was known, "always wanted to charge up to the front," said his brother, Jim, "just to prove himself." He was in the Rangers in the Army, and on the bomb squad his command presence allowed him to give orders to colleagues who far outranked him as he oversaw security logistics for events ranging from presidential visits to the United States Tennis Open.
Detective Richards, who lived in Chelsea, was a complicated man. True, he could yell at a co-worker who borrowed his stapler and put it back in the wrong place, but he also didn't think twice before taking his shoes off on the street and giving them to a vagabond, Jim Richards said.
Detective Richards's work ethic left him little time or space for relationships, his brother said, but added, "He was so devoted to his work I don't think he had a problem with it."
Guest Book
Thinking of you on the 24th anniversary of your passing. Each year I learn more and more about you from others who knew you after HS graduation and the man that you became. Keeping your memory alive to your ITHS friends, now and forever.
Joyce Scotti Class of '73
September 13, 2025
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Thinking about you today.
Andre De jesus
September 12, 2025 | New York, NY | Friend
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24 Years. !!! Just thinking of you today and sending some prayers your way.
Laurie Golden
September 11, 2025 | Durham, NC | Friend
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Hard to believe it will be 24 years this Sept that we lost Dan. When I came into the Bomb Squad as the new CO Dan took me under his wing. As the new guy on the block I had a lot to learn and he was always there to lead (push) me in the right direction. I often think of Sept. 10th as much as the 11th. Dan had just returned from burying his brother and I met him after work for a drink. We had a few laughs then went on our ways. That was the last time I saw him. I'll be a guest speaker at a 911...
Jerry Sheehan
August 11, 2025 | Work
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March 4, 2025
Thinking of you on your Birthday !!!
Laurie Golden
March 05, 2025 | Durham, NC | Friend
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Happy heavenly birthday to Claude, or as I’ve noticed many call him, “Danny”. Danny, reading about your life, story, and service, I have been in awe in all you did and all the different disasters you responded to and helped with. You sound like such an incredible man and hero. I hope you are enjoying your special day where you are, and please know you and your great dedication are never forgotten. My condolences to your family and friends. Thank you so much for all you did, Danny.
Cara
March 04, 2025 | IL
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Thinking of you today on 9/11.
Cheryl
September 11, 2024 | Albuquerque, NM
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So many years have passed since elementary school, when Danny was a friend. We lost contact over the years but I remember him as a happy, gregarious kid who always stood up for those who were bullied or teased. He had a big heart. May his soul rest in peace.
Larry
September 07, 2024
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