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Acts of Kindness
Sister of late NYPD deputy chief donates $10K to Bayside hospital
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
The sister of the late NYPD
Deputy Chief Steven J. Silks
recently donated to a Bayside
hospital in his honor.
During the NYPD’s annual
holiday visit to St. Mary’s
Hospital last December, Cindy
Dumais presented a $10,000
check in support of the hospital’s
vital services.
During his life, Silks enjoyed
spending time with the children
at the holiday event and
would often visit St. Mary’s to
spread “joy and compassion.”
“We are very grateful for the
generous donation made by
Cindy Dumais and her family
on behalf of Policy Deputy
Chief Steven Silks,” said Sean
Lally, vice president of development,
strategic planning and
external affairs. “Officer Silks
was beloved among the staff
and children here at St. Mary’s
and we miss his cheerful and
warm spirit. These funds will
directly benefit the children
and care programs that he supported
and cherished.”
A month before his mandatory
retirement, Silks died in June
2019 from an apparent self-infl
icted gunshot wound. His
39-year career with the NYPD
began in 1980 and he was
promoted to deputy chief in
December 2006. As deputy chief,
he was the executive offi cer of
Patrol Borough Queens North.
“He was a dedicated lifelong
public servant, an avid
outdoorsman, a marathoner,
a mountain climber and
most importantly, he was a
friend,” said former Police
Commissioner James O’Neill
back in December.
Others like 112th Precinct
Community Council President
Heidi Harrison Chain remembered
Silk as “a charming and
very intelligent man who loved
the NYPD.”
The $10,000 will go toward
important programs and services
Cindy Dumas (fi rst row on the right) presents a check to St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside
at St. Mary’s, the only
provider of pediatric longterm
and rehabilitative care in
the region since 1870. Hospital
staff and patients grew familiar
with Silks through his regular
Photo courtesy of St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
visits, which strengthened
the ties between St.
Mary’s and the NYPD.
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