article_snippet: A New York Police Department sergeant who never took a sick day in Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane 42-year career has died weeks shy of A New York Police Department sergeant who never took a sick day in his 42-year career retirement.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was just weeks away from his 63rd birthday when Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane died on Sunday after an apparent heart attack at his home on Staten IslandStaten Island.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was just weeks away from his 63rd birthday when Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane died on Sunday after an apparent heart attack at his home on Staten Island.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane joined NYPD in 1973 - and had not taken one sick day (pictured left in the 1980s)
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane wake is being held on Wednesday at the Colonial Funeral Home.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane funeral is Thursday.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane would have reached mandatory retirement age on April 30, Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane 63rd birthday.
article_snippet: Murnane passed away at Murnane family home on Sunday .
highlights_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was weeks away from Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane 63rd birthday when Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane died suddenly on Sunday at Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane home on Staten Island .
  