Former NYPD Chief of Patrol, Robert Gianelli died of a heart attack in his Long Island home Thursday. He was 67.
The Bronx born cop joined New York’s Finest is 1968 and quickly climbed the ranks ending his career in 2010 with over 40 years of service.
His daughter Sarah said her father “Always put God first, family second, and the NYPD third.”
Gianelli was first promoted to Sergeant in November 1974. Ten years later he became a Captain. The father of four later served as the executive officer of the Detective Bureau before being promoted to Chief of Patrol in 2007.
He worked on some of the city’s biggest cases including the Zodiac Killer and TWA Flight 800, his daughter Sarah Gianelli,36, explained.
“He loved the Post. He would buy me an egg sandwich and a copy of the New York Times and would say, ‘When you’re done reading that rag and want to read a real newspaper, you read the Post.” She recalled.
“He read the Post every morning,” she said.
He is survived by his wife Patricia of 41 years, and their four adult children, Sarah, Emily, Jacob and Robert Gianelli.
Funeral services will be held at M.A. Connell in Huntington Station, Monday and Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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