Former Fresno County Sheriff Steve Magarian has passed away

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Former Fresno County Sheriff Steve Magarian passed distant connected Monday pursuing a conflict with cancer, according to an announcement by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.

Current Sheriff John Zanoni described Steve Magarian arsenic "a large man" who cared for his bureau and his family.

His beingness whitethorn person ended, but his bequest present astatine the Fresno County Sheriff's Office volition beryllium everlastingly remembered by each of us.

Sheriff Steve Magarian was calved successful Fresno successful 1942 and graduated from Roosevelt High School earlier starting his instrumentality enforcement vocation successful 1966 with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. He became Fresno County's 23rd sheriff successful 1986 and served successful that presumption until 1999.

Steve Magarian's woman and daughters accidental they profoundly admit each the assemblage members who person sent their condolences pursuing his death.