▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁in ▁Wayne , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : American ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁Category : Paul ist ▁Order ▁Category : C atholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁al umn i ▁Category : B oston ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁Category : J azz ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁mus icians ▁Category : J azz ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁secretary ▁of ▁hom eland ▁security ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security , ▁the ▁body ▁concerned ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁U . S . ▁citizens . ▁The ▁secretary ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁president ' s ▁Cab inet . ▁The ▁position ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Act ▁following ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁department ▁consisted ▁primarily ▁of ▁components ▁transferred ▁from ▁other ▁cabinet ▁depart ments ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁hom eland ▁security , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Prote ct ive ▁Service , ▁U . S . ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Border ▁Prote ction ▁( which ▁includes ▁the ▁Border ▁Pat rol ), ▁U . S