NYPD cops hold proper funeral for long-serving Washington Heights crossing guard
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Former Washington Heights crossing guard Henriette (Peggy) Cain is seen ushering kids in a video.
A beloved Washington Heights crossing guard who ushered children across W. 174th St. for more than four decades was about to be buried in Potter’s Field when area cops stepped in to make sure the neighborhood icon received a proper burial, officials said Friday.
Henriette (Peggy) Cain, 74, died in April after retiring from her NYPD crossing guard post on W. 174th St. and Broadway, but she had no relatives to claim her body, officials said.
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Police Officers Desmond Stafford, Kevin Murphy, Andrea Dinella and others raised money for Cain's funeral.
The neighborhood fixture was about to be put in a pauper’s grave when Police Officers Desmond Stafford, Kevin Murphy, Andrea Dinella, Danny Guzman, and Giancarlo Alia stepped in and began raising money for her funeral last month.
The kind officers also did some research and learned Cain’s parents had bought her a burial plot in New Jersey years ago.
Cops saluted Cain one last time at her funeral on Friday, officials said.
VIRGINIE BLACHERE PHOTOGRAPHY VIA VIMEO
Former Washington Heights crossing guard Henriette (Peggy) Cain is seen ushering kids in a video.
A beloved Washington Heights crossing guard who ushered children across W. 174th St. for more than four decades was about to be buried in Potter’s Field when area cops stepped in to make sure the neighborhood icon received a proper burial, officials said Friday.
Henriette (Peggy) Cain, 74, died in April after retiring from her NYPD crossing guard post on W. 174th St. and Broadway, but she had no relatives to claim her body, officials said.
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Police Officers Desmond Stafford, Kevin Murphy, Andrea Dinella and others raised money for Cain's funeral.
The neighborhood fixture was about to be put in a pauper’s grave when Police Officers Desmond Stafford, Kevin Murphy, Andrea Dinella, Danny Guzman, and Giancarlo Alia stepped in and began raising money for her funeral last month.
The kind officers also did some research and learned Cain’s parents had bought her a burial plot in New Jersey years ago.
Cops saluted Cain one last time at her funeral on Friday, officials said.