A funeral was held Saturday for a 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who died last weekend following a battle with terminal cancer. The Itasca Fire Protection District said firefighter Frank Nunez died last Sunday after a “long and courageous battle with cancer.” The fire department asked surrounding fire departments to join in paying respects […]
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Funeral arrangements set for firefighter from Crystal Lake who died following battle with terminal cancer
Funeral arrangements are set for later this week for a 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who died last weekend following a battle with terminal cancer. The Itasca Fire Department said firefighter Frank Nunez died on Sunday after a “long and courageous battle with cancer.” The fire department asked surrounding fire departments to join in […]
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Firefighter from Crystal Lake dies at age 34 following battle with terminal cancer
A 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who has been battling terminal cancer and was given a final goodbye parade in September has died, officials said. The Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois announced the death of Frank Nunez on Sunday. “This has been a tough week for the AFFI Family. Our deepest condolences go out […]
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Parade of fire trucks drive by Crystal Lake home of firefighter nearing end of battle with terminal cancer
Multiple fire trucks on Thursday paraded past the Crystal Lake home of a 34-year-old firefighter as a show of support as the man nears the end of a battle with terminal cancer. Frank Nunez, 34, of Crystal Lake, began saying his final goodbyes earlier this week from his hospital room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in […]
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34-year-old Crystal Lake man, firefighter says final goodbyes after battle with terminal cancer
A 34-year-old firefighter is saying his final goodbyes and has been transported back to his Crystal Lake home on hospice care following a battle with a rare terminal cancer. Frank Nunez, 34, of Crystal Lake, spent recent days saying his final goodbyes from a hospital room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Nunez, who began experiencing […]
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‘We are incredibly saddened’: Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Diesel dies of cancer
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of canine Diesel, who died of cancer on Saturday, just days before his eighth birthday. Lake County Sheriff’s Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said Diesel was recently diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. The cancer was already in an advanced stage, Covelli said. Diesel, badge number 2614, passed […]
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Lake in the Hills police officer and father of 4 kids battling rare cancer forced to retire
A Lake in the Hills police officer with 20 years of service, who is a father of four kids, says he will no longer be able to work as he battles a rare blood cancer, and a fundraiser has been started for him. Mike Domagala began his law enforcement career in Fox River Grove in […]