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'''John William Perry''' (d. September 11, 2001) was an attorney, police officer, and Libertarian Party activist. He died while working as a police officer evacuating people from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. | '''John William Perry''' (d. September 11, 2001) was an attorney, police officer, and Libertarian Party activist. He died while working as a police officer evacuating people from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. | ||
==Early Life== | |||
Perry attended Seaford Public Schools, SUNY-Stony Brook, and NYU School of Law. | |||
==Libertarian Party== | |||
Perry was a Libertarian activist in New York for over 10 years. [[Richard Cooper]], Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]] said of him, "As a libertarian and a police officer, John was dedicated to defending everyone's right to life, liberty and property. If I had not known John, I might never have known a true hero." Cooper created the John W. Perry Heroism Award | |||
In 2002, he was awarded the [[Thomas Jefferson Leadership Award]]. | In 2002, he was awarded the [[Thomas Jefferson Leadership Award]]. | ||
[[Category:2001 Deaths]] | [[Category:2001 Deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Attornies]] | |||
[[Category:Police officers]] | |||
[[Category:New York Party Activists]] | [[Category:New York Party Activists]] | ||
[[Category: Party Activists from the 1990s]] | [[Category: Party Activists from the 1990s]] | ||
[[Category: Party Activists from the 2000s]] | [[Category: Party Activists from the 2000s]] | ||