LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Gov. Eric Holcomb directed flags be flown at half-staff in Clark County to honor a firefighter.Â
According to a news release, Holcomb directed the order to honor the life of Deputy Chief Bruce DeArk with Jeffersonville Fire Department.Â
DeArk began serving as a firefighter in 2001. In 2012, he was appointed deputy chief, where he took "great pride" in mentoring and training numerous firefighters, the department said in a news release.Â
DeArk was diagnosed with stage 4 color cancer which was likely due to the hazards of firefighting. He died earlier this month.
Holcomb asks flags at businesses and residences be flown at half-staff in Clark County from sunrise to sunset Tuesday.
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