Former Fire Chief Les Slocum passed away early this morning, Oct. 31, due to complications with colon cancer. He was 58.

Slocum had been the fire chief for the Holley-Navarre Fire District since 2003, until earlier this year when he took a medical leave of absence.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized, but they will be posted on navarrepress.com as soon as they are.

In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Chief Slocum may be made to the Les Slocum Memorial Fund at Whitney Bank in Navarre.