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SURPRISE! Byram Responders Help Family Celebrate 36th Birthday Of Lt. After Recent Cancer Death SURPRISE! Byram Responders Help Family Celebrate 36th Birthday Of Lt. After Recent Cancer Death
Surprise! Byram Responders Help Family Celebrate 36th Birthday Of Lt. After Recent Cancer Death Try not to cry: a dedicated group of Byram first responders celebrated a late lieutenant who recently lost his battle with cancer by surprising the entire family — including his six-year-old son — on what would’ve been the devoted dad’s 36th birthday. Byram firefighter and beloved father of three William Garcia died of Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma on Friday, Oct. 28, DailyVoice reported. Remembered fondly by the department and family after a life of nothing but love and service, Byram firefighters said they were “summoned to a meeting” on Wednesday by Garcia’s youngest son, Cole, also a new…

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by Valerie Musson
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Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35 Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35
Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35 North Jersey firefighter and devoted father of three William Garcia died of cancer on Friday, Oct. 28 — just hours after he was promoted to lieutenant. He was 35. Born in Teaneck, William was raised in Moonachie before his family moved to Pequannock when he was 11, according to a GoFundMe launched in February 2021 that raised upward of $100,000 as he underwent rigorous treatments after his initial diagnosis. William was known as a skilled athlete in football and track and field and was even considered an all-star baseball player. In college, William played rugby and participated as the ou…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34 ‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34
‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34 Support is surging for a New Jersey fireman, ICU nurse and father of three after a late-stage cancer diagnosis. William Garcia, 34, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma last August, according to a GoFundMe launched in his support. Garcia, a father of three and 12-year volunteer member of the Byram Fire Department, had his lymph nodes removed in late December, leading him and his family to believe that the cancer was gone. “A PET Scan soon after showed no signs of cancer anywhere in his body and we all thought he was clear of cancer,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Kenneth McHu…

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by Valerie Musson