The Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services Department announced the death of retired Sgt. Chris King.
King died Saturday afternoon after fighting cancer.
According to the department, King had dedicated his life to serving others, as a firefight, a father, a husband, friend, U.S. Marine and brother in the fire service.
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“His strength, compassion, and commitment to protecting our community left a lasting mark on all who knew him. Though retired, his legacy lives on in the lives he saved and the hearts he touched,” the department said in a statement…