Memorial service for former Fresno County Sheriff Steve Magarian

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Many radical crossed Fresno County gathered Monday to retrieve the beingness of erstwhile Fresno County Sheriff and Fresno State professor, Steve Magarian.

A memorial was held astatine Cross City Christian religion successful northeast Fresno.

Magarian archetypal joined the Fresno County Sheriff's Office successful his aboriginal 20s, and became a full-time lawman sheriff successful 1968.

He roseate successful the ranks and was elected the county's 23rd sheriff successful 1987, wherever helium stayed for 3 presumption earlier retiring successful 1999.

Magarian past became a part-time prof astatine Fresno State for 20 years.

He passed distant successful September astatine the property of 82.