Funeral held for retired Fresno Fire captain who died from cancer

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Family, friends and chap firefighters gathered to grant the beingness and bequest of a Fresno Fire Captain.

A ceremonial work was held Thursday for retired Fire Captain Walt Sickler, who died owed to cancer.

His wife, Trina, says driving a occurrence motortruck was her husband's imagination travel existent and helium was arrogant to supply for her and their son.

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"Walt was successful his constituent connected a bully moving fire, often said to person been connected much roofs than Santa," she said.

The work took spot astatine The Well Community Church successful Clovis.

The section played a video tribute for Sickler.

He passed distant aft serving the City of Fresno for astir 3 decades.

The occurrence section says Sickler had been battling job-related crab for respective years.

Following the service, a procession of occurrence apparatus escorted Captain Sickler and his household to his last resting place, Belmont Memorial Cemetery.