Active-duty firefighter John B. Benoit died from cancer on Saturday after 30 years of service with the Everett Fire Department, the fire department announced.
The 63-year-old Wilmington resident died surrounded by family, according to his obituary.
Benoit was born in Everett on Nov. 16, 1962, to Irene and Bernard Benoit, who raised him alongside his four older siblings. He grew up in Everett, attending Our Lady of Grace School in Everett and graduating from Northeast Regional High School in Wakefield…