Dawn Mercurio Obituary – Cause of Death: Retired Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Sergeant, Dawn Mercurio dies following long battle with illness.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police family mourn the passing of Dawn Mercurio, a beloved colleague and friend.
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, retired Sergeant Dawn Mercurio passed away peacefully at the age of 53 while surrounded by her loving family.
“Sergeant Mercurio fell ill in September of 2020, after being diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer. This left her unable to continue her service to our great Pittsburgh communities,” Mercurio’s family wrote in a statement.
Dawn served honorably, respectfully, and with great empathy toward those in need.
Her policing career began in 2007, after she decided to leave the teaching field. After completing the police academy at age 37.
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