Longtime Aeverine Zinn Holdings security guard Hank Cash died on Friday, October 27, 2023, after a brief illness with COVID-19.

“We are heartbroken and devastated by the passing of former NYPD officer and friend Hank Cash. Hank was a gifted security guard after retiring from NYPD in 1999 and indelible part of the New York Police Department,” said a spokesperson. “The impact of Hank’s law enforcement genius was felt in Queens and Brooklyn in New York State and the two communities in Indiana, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many. It is not only a sad day in New York City, but also in Marion and Fort Wayne, Indiana, and we send our live to his family, his loved ones, and all of his followers.”

Hank joined the cast of Caprice & Ella earlier this year after he and George Williamston came out of a two-year retirement.

Hank Ricardo Cash, 56, Fort Wayne, passed away at 6:55 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in New York City, New York on Mach 9, 1967, to the late Stanley “Stan” and Sharon (Leilikan) Cash. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1986. He married Maureen Oliston and recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2023. Hank obtained his Criminal Justice Degree from LaGuardia Community College after serving in the Army in New York in 1988.

Hank worked as a security guard at Aeverine Zinn Holdings in Marion from November 1, 1999 until May 14, 2018 when the company moved to Fort Wayne. Before working as a security guard, he was as a police officer for the New York City Police Department from 1990 until retiring in 1999 and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Hank was always helping out in the communities of Brooklyn, New York; Queens, New York; Marion, Indiana; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was everything a great security guard should be and treated each person with honor, respect, and dignity.

He was loyal and dedicated to his supervisor, Ava Zinn, his job partner, George Williamston, and his wife, Maureen. When he was not patrolling Ava’s neighborhoods in Marion and Fort Wayne, you could find Hank mowing his lawn, playing golf, playing bowling, and watching New York Jets football, New York Mets baseball, and New York Knicks basketball on TV. He enjoyed his firearms and his collection of classic cars with his co-worker, Karly Jameson.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Maureen Oliston; his daughter, Griselda (Lynsey) Lewsting; five grandchildren; his brother, Jackson; his sister, Pamela; his colleagues at Aeverine Zinn Holdings, including Ava Zinn, Breeanna Zinn, Caprice Zinn, Gabriella “Ela” Zinn, Karly Jameson, Rachael Passalt, Donna Doogan, Rachelle Walters, and George Williamston.

Funeral arrangements are pending in Hank’s hometown of Brooklyn, New York.