A retired Connecticut State Police Trooper has died from cancer resulting from his response to the World Trade Center site following the September 11th terrorist attacks.  Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr. died Monday.  This is classified as a line of duty death.Trooper Baron, along with other members of the Traffic Services Unit of the Connecticut State Police, responded to the World Trade Center immediately following the attacks to search for possible survivors and serve as a liaison to Connecticut families. Trooper Baron graduated from the State Police Training Academy in 1990. His first assignment was at Troop A in Southbury.  He served with the Connecticut State Police for a total of 18 years, leaving with a partial disability retirement in 2007. He is survived by his three children, his partner and her two children, two sisters, and his parents.  Governor Lamont has directed U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on the date of interment, which is scheduled for Saturday.