Madison Thomas joined KGUN 9 in 2023. She graduated from ASU with a degree in journalism and mass communication, a minor in political science and certificate in cross-sector leadership.
Each year the Tucson Fire Department hosts a memorial ceremony honoring the eight lives lost on the line of duty since the department’s formation in 1881 and retirees who have passed away in the last year.This year’s ceremony was held on Saturday, January 25, which coincided with Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month.According to the International Association of Firefighter s, occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service.
“As a spouse, she was everything to me,” deHaro’s wife, Laura Baker said. “My daughter and I had nine years with her and we were just so fortunate for her to spread her love, in a sense leadership and the ability to live life to the fullest each day.”She passed away on June 13, 2020, from occupational lung cancer. She had 21 years of service with TFD.
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