A retired New York state trooper has died of a 9/11-related illness, according to officials.

Former Sergeant and Station Commander Jeffrey Cicora, who was assigned to assist in search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero after the 2001 terror attacks, passed away Saturday, state police Superintendent Keith Corlett announced.

Cicora was a 24-year veteran of the force when he retired due to illness in 2017. Officials didn’t say what the illness was, but a 2016 Syracuse.com report said the Baldwinsville man had stage 4 cancer.

Cicora, a former K-9 officer, became a trooper on Oct. 12, 1992. He rose through the ranks to become commander of the department’s Troop D barracks in Lysander, north of Syracuse.

He is survived by his wife and son.

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.