A fund honoring the service of former Holley-Navarre Fire District Fire Chief Les Slocum will be set up at the Whitney Bank in Navarre, Fla.
Slocum was diagnosed with colon cancer in August of 2007, and started chemotherapy immediately after. He gave his notice of a medical retirement in early September, stating that his last two months would start on Nov. 1.
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